Maurisha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- maw-REE-shuh
- Origin
- Modern
Maurisha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Maurisha come from?
Modern: modern feminine coinage built on Maurice with the ending -isha
Is Maurisha a girl's or a boy's name?
Maurisha is a girls' name.
How popular is Maurisha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 22 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Maurisha in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maurisha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 19 | #5,224 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 21 | #4,682 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 22 | #4,521 |
| 1991 | 17 | #5,393 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
Names like Maurisha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Radhika, Anika, Aviva, Dhara, Priya, Kridha, Anisha, Krisha, Saanvika, Nyava, Ishika, Divisha
Names related to Maurisha
Marissa, Marisa, Marsai, Marsha, Marisha, Marshay, Marshae, Marrissa
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Maurisha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maurisha, updated 20 October 2026.