Maureen

Where Maureen comes from

Anglicized from Irish Máirín, diminutive of Máire, an Irish equivalent of Mary. By surface analysis, Maura + -een.
— Wiktionary's entry for Maureen
  • Irish
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1896
    First appearance
    #1,292 among girls, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1920
    Maureen O'Hara born
    Irish–American actress and singer
  3. 1925
    Maureen Stapleton born
    American actress
  4. 1948
    Peak, #88
    4,077 babies named Maureen — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1969
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #161.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Irish.
Namesakes
  • Maureen O'Hara · Irish–American actress and singer, 1920–2015
  • Maureen Stapleton · American actress, 1925–2006
  • Maureen O'Sullivan · Irish-American actress, 1911–1998
  • Maureen Connolly · American tennis player, 1934–1969
  • Maureen Tucker · American musician, born 1944

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.