Fun Facts About the Name Mauri
- 997 babies named Mauri: U.S. records list 997 babies given the name Mauri from 1880 through 2025. Even 159 boys received the name Mauri - about 1 boy for every 5 girls.
What Does the Name Mauri Mean?
Mauri is a Finnish and Estonian masculine given name and the Finnish equivalent of English Maurice. Both descend from the Latin Mauritius, a derivative of Maurus, which served as a personal name and also meant a Moor - one of the North African peoples the Romans called Mauri. The adjective maurus meant "Moorish," and by extension "dark-skinned." The deeper origin of the word is not fully settled: it is often linked to the Greek mauros, "dark, dim," but a Punic or Berber source has also been suggested.
Mauri Name History & Origins
The Latin name Mauritius became common in medieval Europe largely through the veneration of Saint Maurice. According to tradition, he commanded the Theban Legion, a Roman unit said to have been martyred in the 3rd century at Agaunum, today Saint-Maurice in Switzerland. Devotion to him helped establish Maurice, Moritz, Maurizio, and related forms across France, Germany, Italy, and neighboring regions; the town of Saint-Maurice and other places take his name.
In Finland, Mauri is the standard Finnish form of that name, and it appears in the Finnish name-day calendar on September 22, the date traditionally associated with Saint Maurice. Estonian also uses Mauri. The same spelling serves as a surname in Italy and Spain, and the Latin plural Mauri remained the Roman term for the Moorish peoples of North Africa.
The Māori word mauri, referring to a life force or vital essence, is unrelated to the Finnish given name.
How Popular is the Name Mauri?
Mauri has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1971. Its best rank was #2,750 in 1952.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,437 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #9,316 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #12,981 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #13,097 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #10,815 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #11,758 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #14,952 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #11,131 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #15,290 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #14,056 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #15,865 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #14,486 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #10,907 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #14,445 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #13,257 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #13,381 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #11,151 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #8,679 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #11,301 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #13,345 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #7,687 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #6,858 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #9,642 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #8,038 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #7,387 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #7,585 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #7,426 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #12,766 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #8,558 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #6,900 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #10,105 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #5,846 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #7,151 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #4,788 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1988 | #6,139 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #5,221 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #5,114 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1985 | #8,916 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #5,417 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #6,062 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #4,274 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1981 | #6,634 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1980 | #4,891 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1979 | #8,629 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #5,096 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1977 | #5,412 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1976 | #7,024 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #5,041 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #4,361 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1973 | #3,084 | 22 | 0.0015% |
| 1972 | #6,336 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #3,025 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1970 | #4,403 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1969 | #4,622 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1968 | #3,262 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1967 | #3,591 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1966 | #3,484 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1965 | #4,113 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #3,463 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1963 | #2,926 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1962 | #3,249 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1961 | #3,723 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1960 | #3,849 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1959 | #2,834 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1958 | #4,772 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #3,854 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1956 | #3,621 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1955 | #3,509 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1954 | #4,173 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #2,888 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1952 | #2,750 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1951 | #5,223 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #4,484 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #11,815 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #10,394 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #10,479 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #9,437 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #9,402 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #11,617 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #13,350 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #8,536 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #13,521 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #10,605 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #9,556 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #9,451 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #7,808 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #8,797 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #7,516 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #9,342 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #6,488 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #3,798 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #3,120 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #3,663 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #4,014 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #4,036 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #4,008 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #3,616 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Mauri Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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