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Moritz

/mɔˈɹɪts/ · 100% boys · 7 born in 2025

Moritz has been given to about 142 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2000, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/mɔˈɹɪts/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 124
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Moritz per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2000 · 11
  • Born in 20257
  • All time142

How popular is Moritz?

Its best year was 2000, when 11 babies were given the name, ranking 6189th. The typical living American called Moritz is about 20 years old today.

Names that sound like Moritz

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Morris0.71
  2. Fritz0.68
  3. Merritt0.56
  4. Morgan0.45
  5. Monte0.45
  6. Monty0.45
  7. Morton0.45

Middle names for Moritz

Ranked by flow score
  1. Moritz Paul0.77
  2. Moritz John0.77
  3. Moritz Lee0.77
  4. Moritz Dean0.76
  5. Moritz Blake0.76
  6. Moritz Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Moritz

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hallesister · 0.68
  2. Brayanbrother · 0.67
  3. Anahisister · 0.66
  4. Tracebrother · 0.65
  5. Isabelasister · 0.65
  6. Keatonbrother · 0.64

Where Moritz is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Moritz Anderson0.77
    2. Moritz Reyes0.72
    3. Moritz Nguyen0.72
    4. Moritz Lee0.72
    5. Moritz Hall0.72
    6. Moritz Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Moritz

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.