boys' name ★ peaked 2008

Mauricio

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #664 Trend → Stable

Mauricio is a Spanish and Portuguese masculine given name, equivalent to English Maurice and derived from the Roman Mauritius.

Rank 2025
#664
among boys · ↓31 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
413
named Mauricio · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,136
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2008
829 babies
All-time total
24,231
#755 all-time among boys
First recorded
1885
in Social Security records

Mauricio popularity over time

24,231 babies have been named Mauricio since 1885, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 10 10 1 – #1,038
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 61 61 6 – #2,350
1920s – 123 123 12 +102% #2,046
1930s – 123 123 12 0% #1,549
1940s – 139 139 14 +13% #1,740
1950s – 238 238 24 +71% #1,298
1960s – 675 675 68 +184% #702
1970s – 1,381 1,381 138 +105% #650
1980s – 2,072 2,072 207 +50% #559
1990s 6 4,092 4,098 410 +98% #468
2000s – 7,597 7,597 760 +85% #352
2010s – 5,230 5,230 523 -31% #432
2020s (to 2025) – 2,484 2,484 414 -21% #632

Where Mauricio is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 412 0.24 outside top 500
2027 411 0.24 outside top 500
2028 410 0.24 outside top 500
2029 410 0.24 outside top 500
2030 409 0.24 outside top 500

Where Mauricio is most popular

Boys named Mauricio per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.238 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Mauricio born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 32 0.971 +307%
Texas 638 0.724 +204%
Arizona 90 0.550 +131%
California 361 0.395 +66%
Colorado 47 0.364 +53%
Illinois 85 0.333 +40%
Florida 139 0.294 +23%
Washington 47 0.287 +21%
Oklahoma 22 0.249 ≈ national
North Carolina 62 0.243 ≈ national
Utah 22 0.230 ≈ national
Nevada 13 0.228 ≈ national
Oregon 16 0.211 -12%
Alabama 17 0.156 -35%
Georgia 34 0.134 -44%
New Jersey 21 0.104 -56%
New York 45 0.104 -56%
Kansas 7 0.102 -57%
Michigan 18 0.088 -63%
Maryland 10 0.084 -65%
Indiana 12 0.075 -69%
Iowa 5 0.073 -70%
Virginia 13 0.069 -71%
Ohio 18 0.068 -72%
South Carolina 7 0.068 -72%
Tennessee 12 0.066 -72%
Wisconsin 5 0.042 -82%
Pennsylvania 11 0.041 -83%
Missouri 5 0.036 -85%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Mauricio

Mauricio is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #664 in 2025 with 413 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1885, 24,231 American babies have been named Mauricio. Its peak came in 2008, when 829 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mauricio stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mauricio?

The median living Mauricio is about 20 years old; half are between 12 and 31. An estimated 23 thousand people named Mauricio are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mauricio year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 413 #664
2024 – – 442 #633
2023 – – 407 #670
2022 – – 428 #646
2021 – – 369 #711
2020 – – 425 #632
2019 – – 465 #595
2018 – – 455 #601
2017 – – 486 #561
2016 – – 502 #564
2015 – – 510 #561
2014 – – 483 #577
2013 – – 509 #523
2012 – – 576 #474
2011 – – 610 #444
2010 – – 634 #432
2009 – – 784 #386
2008 – – 829 #371
2007 – – 793 #385
2006 – – 809 #371
2005 – – 807 #367
2004 – – 755 #368
2003 – – 684 #385
2002 – – 776 #352
2001 – – 755 #354
2000 – – 605 #412
1995 – – 455 #474
1990 – – 335 #548
1985 – – 216 #596
1980 – – 168 #668
1975 – – 158 #656
1970 – – 106 #795
1965 – – 59 #960
1960 – – 47 #1,148
1955 – – 17 #1,948
1950 – – 20 #1,687
1945 – – 12 #2,089
1940 – – 15 #1,867
1935 – – 9 #2,648
1930 – – 11 #2,554
1925 – – 14 #2,279
1920 – – 12 #2,550
1915 – – 6 #3,688
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – 5 #1,038
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Mauricio

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Mauricio Pochettino Mauricio Pochettino Argentine football manager (born 1972) Contemporary
  2. 2 Mauricio Macri Mauricio Macri President of Argentina from 2015 to 2019 b. 1959 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Mauricio Pellegrino Mauricio Pellegrino Argentine football player and manager b. 1971 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Mauricio Ochmann Mauricio Ochmann American and Mexican actor b. 1977 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Mauricio Funes Mauricio Funes President of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014 b. 1959 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Mauricio Pinilla Mauricio Pinilla Chilean footballer b. 1984 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Mauricio Kagel Mauricio Kagel German-Argentine composer (1931-2008) Contemporary
  8. 8 Mauricio Lemos Mauricio Lemos Uruguayan footballer (born 1995) Contemporary
  9. 9 Mauricio Solís Costa Rican footballer (born 1972) Contemporary
  10. 10 Mauricio Molina Mauricio Molina Colombian footballer (born 1980) Contemporary
  11. 11 Mauricio Victorino Mauricio Victorino Uruguayan footballer (born 1982) Contemporary
  12. 12 Mauricio Pereyra Mauricio Pereyra Uruguayan footballer (born 1990) Contemporary
  13. 13 Mauricio Aros Chilean footballer (born 1976) Contemporary
  14. 14 Mauricio Sabillón Honduran footballer (born 1978) Contemporary
  15. 15 Mauricio Salles Mauricio Salles Brazilian footballer (born 1978) Contemporary
  16. 16 Mauricio Pineda Topics referred to by the same term b. 1975 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mauricio, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mauricio?

The median living Mauricio is about 20 years old. Half of all living Mauricios are between 12 and 31 years old.

How many people named Mauricio are alive today?

An estimated 23 thousand people named Mauricio are alive in the United States, based on 24,231 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Mauricio mean?

Mauricio is a Spanish and Portuguese masculine given name, equivalent to English Maurice and derived from the Roman Mauritius.

How popular is the name Mauricio in 2025?

Mauricio ranked #664 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 413 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mauricio?

24,231 babies have been named Mauricio in the United States since 1885, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mauricio most popular?

Mauricio peaked in 2008, when 829 newborns received the name.

Is Mauricio a boy or girl name?

Mauricio is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Mauricio rising or falling?

Mauricio has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Mauricio become more popular?

Mauricio looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 409 boys named Mauricio in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Mauricio?

Well-known people named Mauricio include Mauricio Pochettino (soccer player), Mauricio Macri (politician), Mauricio Pellegrino (soccer player).

Names like Mauricio

Names that sound and feel close to Mauricio: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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