Holding steady, #9,714 for boys today.
Popularity of Moritz since 1925
Babies named Moritz per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2000, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Moritz's real moment was 2013.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 10 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1950s | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 15 |
| 2000s | 62 |
| 2010s | 32 |
| 2020s | 7 |
Meaning & origin
Moritz is a German and Dutch form of Maurice, rooted in the Latin name Mauritius, which itself comes from 'Maurus,' a term for people from Mauretania. It has been in use in German-speaking countries since medieval times, tied to Saint Maurice, and remains a staple in Germany and the Netherlands. In the United States, Moritz is rare, ranking 9,714 in 2025, with a peak rank in 2013. The name has a 1-in-244,011 birth frequency, and its trajectory has been stable over recent decades. Despite its low U.S. popularity, it carries a strong cultural association with Saint Maurice and has been consistently used by German-American families.
Moritz is the German and Dutch form of the Latin name Mauritius, which derives from Maurus, originally an ethnic term for the inhabitants of Mauretania (a region in North Africa) and later used to mean 'Moor' or 'dark-skinned'. The name was popularized in German-speaking regions through the veneration of Saint Mauritius (Saint Maurice), a 3rd-century Roman legionary and martyr. It has been in use in Germany since the Middle Ages.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Mori, Moe
Variants: Maurice, Mories, Moriz
Sibling names for Moritz
Names that share Moritz's style, for a brother or sister.
