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Moritz
About Moritz
The unusual-to-the-English-ear Moritz is a Top 25 name in Austria and a form of Maurice or Morris, which are modern variations of the ancient Roman Maurus. There were several early saints named Maurus and a famous 3rd century Saint Maurice, who was a Roman infantryman who was martyred when he refused to worship Roman gods. The Moritz form also references the posh Swiss ski resort St. Moritz and Justine Moritz is a character from Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein.
Pronounced moor-its.
As of October 2026, Moritz ranked #10347 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3410 in 1946.
Editor's take: The name Moritz is a boy's name of German origin meaning "dark-skinned".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
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Famous Moritzs
- Moritz (or Maurice)
Prince of Anhalt,Dessau, son of Leopold I
- Moritz Franz Friedrich Constantin Alexander Heinrich August Carl Albrecht
Prince of Saxe,Altenburg; son of Duke Georg
- Moritz Steinschneider
Czech bibliographer and Orientalist
- Moritz Moszkowski
German composer and pianist
- Moritz Johann Bleibtreu
German actor
- (Friedrich Albert) Moritz Schlick
German philosopher
- Moritz Wilhelm Böhringer
German NFL player
- Moritz Volz
German footballer
- (Victor) Moritz "Moe" Wagner
German basketball player
- Moritz Horst Lampert
German golfer
- Moritz Johannes Axel Peter Meinrad (b. 1980)
son of Prince Ferfried of Hohenzollern
- Moritz Otto Wenzel Douglas (b. 1994)
Swedish count; son of Archduchess Walburga Habsburg Douglas
- Moritz Emanuel Maria (b. 2003)
Prince of Liechtenstein; grandson of Hans,Adam II
Moritz in pop culture
- Moritz Stiefel
main character in Broadway musical "Spring Awakening"