Eugene vs Maurice
Eugene and Mauricecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2002, Eugene was ranked #243 and Maurice #204 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Eugene was ranked #631 and Maurice #498 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Eugene was ranked #1517 and Maurice #2671 among boys in England and Wales.
Eugene and Maurice over time
Eugene and Maurice appear together in 2 published lists, across 85 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Eugene and Maurice changed places 16 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1517 and #2671.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 56 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Eugene and Maurice averaged 48.0 places apart, ending at #631 and #498.
- Longest-running competitions
Eugene and Maurice were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 56 years, from 1964 to 2021, ending at #631 and #498.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Eugene #669 in 1998, Maurice #818 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys56 shared years, 1964–2021
Eugene held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Maurice in 39.
Highest recorded here: Eugene #47 in 1965, Maurice #46 in 1967.
The order changed in 2020: Maurice moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #471 and #635; by 2020 that had become #556 and #402.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Eugene #631, Maurice #498.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Eugene held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Maurice in 8.
Highest recorded here: Eugene #669 in 1998, Maurice #818 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Eugene #1517, Maurice #2671.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Eugene | Maurice |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1517 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #468 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eugene and Maurice both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Eugene
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #50 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2022
Highest recorded position: #47 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1517 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Maurice
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #92 among boys in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #46 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys