Moritz
Masculine
Moritz entered the US charts in 1925, peaked at #3173 in 1946, ranks #9714 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Moritz?
Moritz first appears in US birth records in 1925 — 100 years ago. The typical Moritz alive today was born around 2004, making them about 21 years old. About 100 people named Moritz are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Moritz most popular?
Moritz peaked in 1946, reaching #3173 nationally. Today it ranks #9714, 6,541 places below that high. See the whole 1946 chart.
Lists built from the same records:
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1925
- Most boys named
- 200011 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3173reached in 1946
- Change vs 2017
- 0.0%7 in 2025, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Moritzs among us
people named Moritz are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 244,011 born in 2025 was named Moritz
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Wilkes test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Moritz's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Wilkes climbed just as high around 1923, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Wilkes's path sketches the road Moritz is walking now.
Moritz sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Moritz beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Moritz in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
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Masculine · #9714 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Moritzs are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 100 people named Moritz are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Moritz in 2025?
- Moritz ranks #9714 among US boy names in 2025, with 7 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Moritz?
- About 1 in every 244,011 US boys born in 2025 was named Moritz — 7 in all.
- Will my child share the name Moritz with classmates?
- Moritz will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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