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In the United States 0 10 20 30 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 2019 per 100,000 babies of that sex 10,128 babies given this name since 1907 At its height in 2019, about 1 in 3,700 boys 416 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Maurice Boy From Latin Mauritius 'Moorish, dark-skinned'. Middle Ages · peak 1914 Marissa Girl A 20th-century elaboration of Maria or Marisa; Mary is from Hebrew Miryam, of uncertain meaning. Modern · peak 1994 Marcella Girl Feminine of Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus. Rome · peak 1922 Marisa Girl A Spanish and Italian blend of Maria and Luisa; Mary is from Hebrew Miryam, of uncertain meaning. Modern · peak 1995 Mercedes Girl Spanish 'mercies', from Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, Our Lady of Mercy, patron of the Mercedarian order that… Colonial · peak 1993 Marisol Girl Spanish blend of María and Sol 'sun', often understood as María de la Soledad or María del Sol. Modern · peak 1996 Marcel Boy From Latin Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus, probably linked to the god Mars. Victorian · peak 2020 Mercy Girl The English word mercy, from Old French merci, from Latin merces 'wages, reward', which came to mean 'pity, grace'… Colonial · peak 2019 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.