Mauricio
- Pronunciation
- [Mau-ri-cio]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Moorish
- Origin
- Spanish
About the Name Mauricio
Mauricio is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Maurice, descending from the Latin Mauritius, derived from Maurus meaning "Moor" or "dark-skinned North African." The name is anchored by Saint Maurice (3rd century CE, the iconic North African Roman soldier who, according to medieval tradition, was martyred along with the entire Theban Legion for refusing to renounce Christianity).
Notable bearers include American basketball player Mauricio Pochettino (using Pochettino as a surname, born 1972, the iconic Argentine soccer manager); contemporary Spanish-American actor Mauricio Henao; the contemporary American filmmaker Mauricio Pinilla; and the contemporary fictional Mauricio of various Spanish-language telenovelas.
Mauricio has been continuously used in Spanish-speaking American communities for over a century. The name climbed into the US top 300 boys' rank by 2008 and held the top 300 since, driven primarily by Spanish-language naming influence. The name's appeal is its layered Latin-Italian-Spanish-Catholic-saint pedigree combined with four flowing syllables — the in-built Saint Maurice religious-historical anchor, the strong Spanish-Catholic cultural register, and tonal warmth distinctive to Spanish-language naming. Four flowing syllables, soft consonants, and the name reads as both classical-Latinate and contemporary American. Common nicknames Mauro (back-end shortening, a popular standalone name on its own), Mauri (the dominant warm short form, casual and warm), and the rare Ricio each carry distinct registers; international forms include Maurice (English/French), Maurizio (Italian), Mauricio (essentially identical across Spanish/Portuguese), Moritz (German), and the original Latin Mauritius.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Mauricio
US Popularity History (2000–2025)
Annual US births named Mauricio by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2008 with 829 boys named Mauricio (boy rank #371 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #664 for boys (413 US births). That's 293 places below its 2008 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Mauricio Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Mauricio the strongest states are New Mexico, Texas, California.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | #298 | 53 |
| 2 | Texas | #300 | 1,166 |
| 3 | California | #421 | 761 |
| 4 | Nevada | #428 | 45 |
| 5 | Arizona | #472 | 138 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | #538 | 41 |
| 7 | Florida | #551 | 278 |
| 8 | Colorado | #552 | 89 |
| 9 | Illinois | #584 | 159 |
| 10 | Oregon | #613 | 17 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | #1,070 | 38 |
| 2 | Michigan | #915 | 22 |
| 3 | Tennessee | #876 | 28 |
| 4 | Virginia | #875 | 37 |
| 5 | Indiana | #808 | 29 |
| 6 | Georgia | #802 | 56 |
| 7 | Alabama | #785 | 16 |
| 8 | Maryland | #766 | 32 |
| 9 | North Carolina | #745 | 95 |
| 10 | New Jersey | #735 | 53 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Mauricio in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Famous People Named Mauricio
1 notable figure from history and culture who share the name Mauricio.
- Mauricio Funes is credited with establishing peace and uplifting the economy of the nation during his tenure.
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Compare Mauricio to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Mauricio against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).