Mauricia
A feminine name of Latin origin referring to someone from Mauritania.
Name Census estimates that about 450 living Americans carry the first name Mauricia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Mauricia today is around 36 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Mauricia births was 1995 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Mauricia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
450
~ 1 in 761,676 Americans
Peak year
1995
24 babies that year
Average age
36
years old
2020 SSA rank
#13,001
Tracked since 1915
Census
Mauricia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,020 people with the first name Mauricia, which placed it at #12,257 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#12,257
National first-name rank
People counted
1.0K
1,020 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
60.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Mauricia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Mauricia is Hispanic at 60.0%. The next largest groups are Black (23.6%) and White (8.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Mauricia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Mauricia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino60.0% · 612
- Black or African American23.6% · 241
- White8.3% · 85
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.8% · 49
- Two or more races2.3% · 23
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 10
Popularity
Mauricia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Mauricia from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 138 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Mauricia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Mauricia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Mauricias live
Origin
Meaning and history of Mauricia
The name Mauricia is a feminine form derived from the Latin name Mauritius, which itself originates from the ancient Roman province of Mauretania, located in present-day Morocco and parts of western Algeria. The name Mauritius is believed to have come from the Greek word "mauros," meaning "dark" or "black," possibly referring to the darker complexions of the Berber inhabitants of the region.
Mauricia gained popularity during the Middle Ages, particularly in Spain and Portugal, where it was often associated with the Reconquista, the long-lasting struggle by Christian kingdoms to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula from Moorish rule. During this period, the name may have been bestowed upon children born in areas liberated from Moorish control, symbolizing the triumph of Christianity over Islam.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Mauricia can be found in the 12th century, when a noblewoman named Mauricia de Lara lived in the Kingdom of Castile. She was the daughter of Count Pedro González de Lara and played a significant role in the political intrigues of her time.
In the 16th century, Mauricia de la Cruz, a Spanish nun and mystic, gained renown for her spiritual writings and her contributions to the Catholic Church's efforts to combat the Protestant Reformation. She was born in 1510 and died in 1589.
Another notable figure bearing the name Mauricia was Mauricia de Saxe-Lauenburg, a German princess who lived from 1668 to 1675. She was the daughter of Duke Julius Francis of Saxe-Lauenburg and played a role in the dynastic politics of her time.
In the 19th century, Mauricia de Borbón, a Spanish princess born in 1834, was a member of the House of Bourbon and a prominent figure in the court of Queen Isabella II. She was known for her charitable works and her support of the arts and culture.
Lastly, Mauricia Swynghedauw, a French writer and feminist activist born in 1857, was a notable figure in the early 20th century. She advocated for women's rights and founded the journal "La Femme Contemporaine," which became an influential voice in the feminist movement of her time.
People
Mauricia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Mauricia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Mauricia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mauricia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 450 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Mauricia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 761,676 US residents.
Is Mauricia a common name?
We classify Mauricia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 530 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Mauricia most popular?
The single biggest year for Mauricia was 1995, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Mauricia is about 36 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Mauricia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,020 people with the name Mauricia, or 0.34 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,257 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Mauricia in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Mauricia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Mauricia leans strongly female. 1,003 people counted with this name were female (98.0%), compared with 20 male bearers (2.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Mauricia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Mauricia is Hispanic at 60.0%. The next largest groups are Black (23.6%) and White (8.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Mauricia most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Mauricia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 60.0% (612 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Mauricia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Mauricia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Mauricia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Mauricia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Mauricia in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Mauricia can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Mauricia?
For a quick modern take, check how many people share the name Mauricia on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.