Maurie

A unisex name of Latin origin, meaning dark-skinned; a form of Maurice.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Maurie by the numbers

Maurie was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 15 babies in 1962, making it a 1960s name.

Other names that come from Maurice

Like Maurie, each of these traces back to Maurice: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Mauricedark-skinned; moorish394 in the US (2017)
  • Morrisdark-skinned; moorish; a form of Maurice104 in the US (2017)
  • Mauriziodark-skinned; italian form of Maurice10 in the US (2017)
  • Maurielleof the moor; feminine elaboration of Maurice9 in the US (2017)
  • Maurissaof the moors; a form of Maureen or Maurice6 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Maurie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Mauriof moorish or mauritian tradition; dark-skinned14 in the US (2017)
  • Murielsea bright; from muir and geal24 in the US (2017)
  • Mamiebeloved; diminutive of Mary23 in the US (2017)
  • Markiewarlike; a form of Marcus21 in the US (2017)
  • Maxiethe greatest; diminutive of maxim or maxwell3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Marteof mars; the god of war6 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Maurie

Names that are said the same way as Maurie, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
  • Marieof the sea; beloved; form of Mary453 in the US (2017)
  • Mariof the sea; a form of Mary or Maria32 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mairiof the sea or beloved; scottish form of mary9 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Mauryof the moors; a form of Maurice or Maureen6 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean darkness

Like Maurie, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Adrianfrom Hadria; dark one6,317 in the US (2017)
  • Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
  • Coltondark settlement; coal town5,261 in the US (2017)
  • Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
  • Coledark, swarthy; charcoal3,458 in the US (2017)
  • Melaniedark, black3,232 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Maurie

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