Maurisa
Maurisa is a feminine name of unknown origin and meaning.
Name Census estimates that about 277 living Americans carry the first name Maurisa. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Maurisa today is around 36 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Maurisa births was 1994 (18 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Maurisa. 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
277
~ 1 in 1,237,380 Americans
Peak year
1994
18 babies that year
Average age
36
years old
2014 SSA rank
#18,293
Tracked since 1963
Census
Maurisa in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 341 people with the first name Maurisa, which placed it at #27,024 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
#27,024
National first-name rank
People counted
341
341 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
41.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Maurisa
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Maurisa is White at 41.6%. The next largest groups are Black (38.4%) and Hispanic (8.8%). 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 Maurisa 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 Maurisa at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White41.6% · 142
- Black or African American38.4% · 131
- Hispanic or Latino8.8% · 30
- Two or more races5.3% · 18
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.2% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.6% · 9
Popularity
Maurisa: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Maurisa from the 1960s through to the 2010s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 128 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
Maurisa 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 Maurisa during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Maurisa
The name Maurisa has its origins in the Latin language, tracing back to ancient Rome. It is derived from the Latin name Mauritius, which was a combination of the Latin words "maurus" meaning "dark-skinned" or "Moorish" and the suffix "-itius" indicating a place of origin or ethnicity. The name Mauritius was initially used to refer to people from the Roman province of Mauritania, located in what is now modern-day Morocco and western Algeria.
Historically, the name Mauritius was associated with several notable figures in the early Christian era. One of the most well-known was Saint Maurice, a 3rd-century Roman soldier and martyr who was executed for his Christian faith during the reign of Emperor Diocletian. The name Mauritius also appears in various early Christian texts and hagiographies, further solidifying its significance in religious contexts.
The earliest recorded example of the name Maurisa can be traced back to the 12th century, where it was used as a feminine variant of Mauritius. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Maurisa of Semur, a French noblewoman who lived in the late 12th century and was known for her patronage of religious institutions and her charitable works.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Maurisa, including:
1. Maurisa Plantagenet (c. 1186-1236), an English noblewoman and daughter of King John of England.
2. Maurisa de Montfort (c. 1260-1322), a French countess and heiress of the Montfort family.
3. Maurisa Gonzaga (1472-1539), an Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts during the Renaissance period.
4. Maurisa of Bavaria (1551-1608), a German princess and abbess of the Benedictine monastery in Munich.
5. Maurisa Vanacore (1718-1792), an Italian composer and musician during the Baroque period.
These examples illustrate the historical presence of the name Maurisa across various cultures, from royalty and nobility to the arts and religious institutions, spanning from the Middle Ages to the 18th century.
People
Maurisa + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Maurisa 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
Maurisa: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maurisa?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 277 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Maurisa 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 1,237,380 US residents.
Is Maurisa a common name?
We classify Maurisa as "Very Rare". It ranks above 78.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 292 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Maurisa most popular?
The single biggest year for Maurisa was 1994, when 18 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Maurisa 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 Maurisa in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 341 people with the name Maurisa, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #27,024 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 Maurisa 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 Maurisa?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Maurisa appears almost entirely female. Of the 339 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Maurisa?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Maurisa is White at 41.6%. The next largest groups are Black (38.4%) and Hispanic (8.8%). 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 Maurisa most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Maurisa in the 2020 Census, accounting for 41.6% (142 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 Maurisa in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Maurisa a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Maurisa 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 Maurisa still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Maurisa 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 Maurisa 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 many people have Maurisa as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.