Given name
Maurita
“a dark-skinned beauty”
Maurita is a variant of Maurissa. In Latin use, Maurissa carries the interpretation “a dark-skinned beauty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maurita is a variant of Maurissa. In Latin use, Maurissa carries the interpretation “a dark-skinned beauty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maurita connects to the Maurice name family through Maurissa. An origin associated with Maurice is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1903. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maurita through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 925
- 0 boys · 925 girls
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1993. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 27 in 1951. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 666 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maurita’s family of names
Maurita has a related form in Maurissa.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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