Maureen

#4,352 for girls in 2025, 32 births · Last seen for boys in 1984 at #4,215
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1948 · 4,077 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
10 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
144,276
since 1896

Maureen over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201930peak #88, 1948girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#4,35232—
2024#4,89327—
2023#4,04736—
2022#3,65342—
2021#4,83327—
2020#4,45330—
2019#3,22249—
2018#3,67741—
2017#3,43645—
2016#3,70741—
2015#3,59543—
2014#3,04155—
2013#3,57343—
2012#3,04055—
2011#2,79662—
2010#3,57244—
2009#2,85261—
2008#2,71867—
2007#3,02358—
2006#1,825112—
2005#2,10688—
2004#1,811105—
2003#1,534126—
2002#1,535123—
2001#1,422133—
2000#1,225162—
1999#1,133173—
1998#1,004199—
1997#940212—
1996#852234—
1995#776257—
1994#689305—
1993#678322—
1992#593385—
1991#530440—
1990#497491—
1989#485487—
1988#405595—
1987#408554—
1986#374628—
1985#349672—
1984#326721#4,2159
1983#280841—
1982#270914#5,6196
1981#293829—
1980#280881#4,9407
1979#275882#5,3556
1978#299774#4,5547
1977#287841#5,1236
1976#283809—
1975#277877#4,3097
1974#2531,011#5,2275
1973#2461,032—
1972#2371,172—
1971#2031,471#3,3709
1970#1821,789—
1969#1612,012#3,9356
1968#1482,175#3,6736
1967#1292,702#3,5596
1966#1193,015#2,21613
1965#1073,481#3,5376
1964#1073,836#3,0508
1963#1084,011#1,90218
1962#1084,128#3,3057
1961#1044,569#2,9009
1960#1064,520#2,8719
1959#1064,448#2,29513
1958#1104,457#2,37012
1957#1034,596#2,63110
1956#1024,504#2,62810
1955#1004,339#3,8865
1954#974,370#2,11414
1953#924,112#3,7985
1952#944,039#3,7345
1951#933,878#3,0667
1950#894,070#3,0217
1949#893,923—
1948#884,077—
1947#984,085#2,8628
1946#953,684#2,9197
1945#1052,674#2,5748
1944#1072,536#2,8627
1943#1052,760#3,5385
1942#1022,721#2,38610
1941#1291,992#2,6568
1940#1351,810#2,4789
1939#1461,586#3,4805
1938#1441,611#3,5345
1937#1551,395#3,1756
1936#1551,329—
1935#1621,230—
1934#1711,086#2,9737
1933#1701,063#3,6425
1932#204887—
1931#223741—
1930#281532—
1929#381309—
1928#399284—
1927#440243—
1926#451225—
1925#572157—
1924#513194—
1923#519183—
1922#637132—
1921#595147—
1920#702107—
1919#71795—
1918#671113—
1917#72193—
1916#71293—
1915#611114—
1914#74260—
1913#70155—
1912#78640—
1911#83826—
1910#1,20714—
1909#99017—
1908#1,26111—
1907#89818—
1906#1,15411—
1905#1,5387—
1904#1,17010—
1903#1,4407—
1902#1,7935—
1901#1,6795—
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First appearance
1896

The first year at least five girls were named Maureen! It came in at #1,292, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1897–1902, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Maureen is popular in 1930

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedAKMaine: #197 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,288 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedNHWashington: #138 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 727 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #251 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,175 girlsMNIllinois: #222 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,682 girlsILWisconsin: #254 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,414 girlsWIMichigan: #166 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,168 girlsMINew York: #135 for girls · 142 births · 1 in 675 girlsNYMassachusetts: #104 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 566 girlsMARhode Island: #139 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 803 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #167 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 942 girlsSDIowa: #289 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,677 girlsIAIndiana: #292 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,138 girlsINOhio: #366 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,736 girlsOHPennsylvania: #264 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,039 girlsPANew Jersey: #155 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,131 girlsNJConnecticut: #87 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 420 girlsCTCalifornia: #203 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,164 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedNEMissouri: #443 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,587 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedNMKansas: #290 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,359 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedHITexas: #597 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,412 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Connecticut#87 · 1 in 420
  2. Massachusetts#104 · 1 in 566
  3. New York#135 · 1 in 675
  4. Washington#138 · 1 in 727
  5. Rhode Island#139 · 1 in 803

Best ever in a state: #18 in Rhode Island, 1944.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Connecticut#87271 in 420
Massachusetts#104561 in 566
New York#1351421 in 675
Washington#138131 in 727
Rhode Island#13961 in 803
New Jersey#155261 in 1,131
Michigan#166361 in 1,168
South Dakota#16761 in 942
Maine#19751 in 1,288
California#203321 in 1,164
Illinois#222341 in 1,682
Minnesota#25191 in 2,175
Wisconsin#254101 in 2,414
Pennsylvania#264271 in 3,039
Iowa#28971 in 2,677
Kansas#29061 in 2,359
Indiana#29281 in 3,138
Ohio#366111 in 4,736
Missouri#44351 in 5,587
Texas#597111 in 5,412
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Maureen
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 541 spots since 2024 (#4,893 → #4,352)
  • 101 spots since 2020 (#4,453 → #4,352)
  • 757 spots since 2015 (#3,595 → #4,352)
  • Biggest jump: 369 spots in 1911 (#1,207 → #838)
  • Biggest drop: 363 spots in 1908 (#898 → #1,261)
Rise & fade · girls
52 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1896
  • Peaked 1948 at #88 (4,077 births)
  • Births halved by 1969, 21 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 10 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 10 yrs · run 1946–1955
  • Top 1,000: 89 yrs · run 1911–1997
Share of babies · girls
1 in 416
  • Highest: 1 in 416 girls born in 1948 were named Maureen (0.24%)
  • Latest: 1 in 50,227 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 29.7% of all girls named Maureen (42,813) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s12#1,292 (1896)#1,496
1900s91#898 (1907)#1,325
1910s703#611 (1915)#771
1920s1,981#381 (1929)#521
1930s11,460#144 (1938)#181
1940s30,262#88 (1948)#105
1950s42,813#89 (1950)#99
1960s34,449#104 (1961)#120
1970s10,658#182 (1970)#254
1980s7,122#270 (1982)#347
1990s3,018#497 (1990)#769
2000s1,035#1,225 (2000)#2,005
2010s478#2,796 (2011)#3,366
2020s194#3,653 (2022)#4,372

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Maureen in 1930

girls
#281
532 births · 1 in 2,116 girls

Top girls' names in 1930

  1. #1Mary64,153
  2. #2Betty38,240
  3. #3Dorothy30,411
  4. #4Helen19,913
  5. #5Margaret18,350
  6. #6Barbara18,279
  7. #7Patricia15,751
  8. #8Joan15,478
  9. #9Doris15,464
  10. #10Ruth14,942
  11. #281Maureen532
More about 1930

girls

1,125,927 girls got a published name in 1930; 1 in 2,116 of them was named Maureen, which outranked 94.6% of the 5,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maureen
  1. #277Olive539
  2. #279Clarice536
  3. #280Bernadine533
  4. #281Maureen532
  5. #282Mavis531
  6. #283Leola530
  7. #284Ola529
Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 701Claudette#1,642 → #941
  2. ↑ 583Ardeth#1,212 → #629
  3. ↑ 445Julianne#1,339 → #894
  4. ↑ 376Sonja#1,223 → #847
  5. ↑ 374Armida#1,174 → #800
Fallers
  1. ↓ 348Ingrid#941 → #1,289
  2. ↓ 315Coralie#895 → #1,210
  3. ↓ 229Elenor#981 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 229Mammie#981 → #1,210
  5. ↓ 226Sibyl#902 → #1,128

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1930 →