Maurice
Maurice is a male given name: 98% of people named Maurice are men, and it is recorded as male in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 98% male / 2% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Belgium, France
- US births since 1880
- 134,120 male / 2,611 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Maurice
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Maurice," in English, "Guten Tag Maurice," in German. Maurice is a male given name: about 98% of people named Maurice are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Maurice,
German
Guten Tag Maurice,
French
Bonjour Maurice,
Spanish
Estimado/a Maurice:
Chinese
Maurice您好：
Japanese
Maurice様
English
Hi Maurice,
German
Hi Maurice,
French
Salut Maurice,
Spanish
Hola Maurice,
Chinese
Maurice你好：
Japanese
Mauriceさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name | 98% |
| Belgium | common | man's name | 98% |
| France | common | man's name | 98% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Ireland | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Malta | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
134,120 male · 2,611 female · 136,731 births recorded
Since 1980: 99% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Maurice a male or female name?
Maurice is a male given name: 98% of people named Maurice are men, and it is recorded as male in 9 of the 9 countries covered.
How do I address Maurice in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Maurice," in English, "Guten Tag Maurice," in German. Maurice is a male given name: about 98% of people named Maurice are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Maurice a unisex name?
Maurice is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Maurice are men. Maurice leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Maurice a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/maurice (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_maurice,
title = {Is Maurice a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/maurice},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}