Mauricio is the Spanish form of Maurice, from the Latin Mauritius, which means "Moorish" or "dark-skinned". Saint Maurice, the leader of the Theban Legion, was one of the most venerated military saints of the Middle Ages, and the name remains common throughout Latin America. In the United States Mauricio was number 412 in 2000, peaked at 352 in 2002 and ranks 664 in 2025.