Mauricio
Mauricio is a Spanish and Portuguese masculine given name, equivalent to English Maurice and derived from the Roman Mauritius. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "dark-skinned, Moorish".
Meaning & Origin of Mauricio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mauricio is a Spanish and Portuguese masculine given name, equivalent to English Maurice and derived from the Roman Mauritius. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "dark-skinned, Moorish".
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The Story of Mauricio
Mauricio first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1885, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 829 Mauricios were born — ranking #371 that year. As of 2026, Mauricio ranks #645 for baby boys with 439 births, holding steady (-2%). In total, more than 25K Mauricios have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Mauricio
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- Mauricio Borensztein (1927–1996), Argentine comedian known on stage as "Tato Bores"
- Mauricio Carlos de Onís y Mercklein (1790–1861), Spanish politician and diplomat
- Mauricio Cienfuegos (born 1968), El Salvadoran footballer
- Mauricio Funes (born 1959), president of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014
- Mauricio González-Gordon y Diez (1923–2013), Spanish sherry maker and conservationist
- Mauricio Hadad (born 1971), Colombian tennis player
- Mauricio Islas (born 1973), Mexican actor
- Mauricio Kagel (1931–2008), German-Argentine composer
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Names that sound like Mauricio
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About the name Mauricio
Mauricio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1885 and has accumulated 25K births in the dataset. Mauricio's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #352. Use the chart and map above to compare Mauricio's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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