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
- Peak · girls
- 1948 · 4,077 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 10 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 144,276since 1896
Maureen over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,352 | 32 | — | |
| 2024 | #4,893 | 27 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,047 | 36 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,653 | 42 | — | |
| 2021 | #4,833 | 27 | — | |
| 2020 | #4,453 | 30 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,222 | 49 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,677 | 41 | — | |
| 2017 | #3,436 | 45 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,707 | 41 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,595 | 43 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,041 | 55 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,573 | 43 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,040 | 55 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,796 | 62 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,572 | 44 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,852 | 61 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,718 | 67 | — | |
| 2007 | #3,023 | 58 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,825 | 112 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,106 | 88 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,811 | 105 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,534 | 126 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,535 | 123 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,422 | 133 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,225 | 162 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,133 | 173 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,004 | 199 | — | |
| 1997 | #940 | 212 | — | |
| 1996 | #852 | 234 | — | |
| 1995 | #776 | 257 | — | |
| 1994 | #689 | 305 | — | |
| 1993 | #678 | 322 | — | |
| 1992 | #593 | 385 | — | |
| 1991 | #530 | 440 | — | |
| 1990 | #497 | 491 | — | |
| 1989 | #485 | 487 | — | |
| 1988 | #405 | 595 | — | |
| 1987 | #408 | 554 | — | |
| 1986 | #374 | 628 | — | |
| 1985 | #349 | 672 | — | |
| 1984 | #326 | 721 | #4,215 | 9 |
| 1983 | #280 | 841 | — | |
| 1982 | #270 | 914 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #293 | 829 | — | |
| 1980 | #280 | 881 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #275 | 882 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #299 | 774 | #4,554 | 7 |
| 1977 | #287 | 841 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1976 | #283 | 809 | — | |
| 1975 | #277 | 877 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #253 | 1,011 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #246 | 1,032 | — | |
| 1972 | #237 | 1,172 | — | |
| 1971 | #203 | 1,471 | #3,370 | 9 |
| 1970 | #182 | 1,789 | — | |
| 1969 | #161 | 2,012 | #3,935 | 6 |
| 1968 | #148 | 2,175 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #129 | 2,702 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #119 | 3,015 | #2,216 | 13 |
| 1965 | #107 | 3,481 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #107 | 3,836 | #3,050 | 8 |
| 1963 | #108 | 4,011 | #1,902 | 18 |
| 1962 | #108 | 4,128 | #3,305 | 7 |
| 1961 | #104 | 4,569 | #2,900 | 9 |
| 1960 | #106 | 4,520 | #2,871 | 9 |
| 1959 | #106 | 4,448 | #2,295 | 13 |
| 1958 | #110 | 4,457 | #2,370 | 12 |
| 1957 | #103 | 4,596 | #2,631 | 10 |
| 1956 | #102 | 4,504 | #2,628 | 10 |
| 1955 | #100 | 4,339 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #97 | 4,370 | #2,114 | 14 |
| 1953 | #92 | 4,112 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #94 | 4,039 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #93 | 3,878 | #3,066 | 7 |
| 1950 | #89 | 4,070 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1949 | #89 | 3,923 | — | |
| 1948 | #88 | 4,077 | — | |
| 1947 | #98 | 4,085 | #2,862 | 8 |
| 1946 | #95 | 3,684 | #2,919 | 7 |
| 1945 | #105 | 2,674 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | #107 | 2,536 | #2,862 | 7 |
| 1943 | #105 | 2,760 | #3,538 | 5 |
| 1942 | #102 | 2,721 | #2,386 | 10 |
| 1941 | #129 | 1,992 | #2,656 | 8 |
| 1940 | #135 | 1,810 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #146 | 1,586 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #144 | 1,611 | #3,534 | 5 |
| 1937 | #155 | 1,395 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1936 | #155 | 1,329 | — | |
| 1935 | #162 | 1,230 | — | |
| 1934 | #171 | 1,086 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1933 | #170 | 1,063 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | #204 | 887 | — | |
| 1931 | #223 | 741 | — | |
| 1930 | #281 | 532 | — | |
| 1929 | #381 | 309 | — | |
| 1928 | #399 | 284 | — | |
| 1927 | #440 | 243 | — | |
| 1926 | #451 | 225 | — | |
| 1925 | #572 | 157 | — | |
| 1924 | #513 | 194 | — | |
| 1923 | #519 | 183 | — | |
| 1922 | #637 | 132 | — | |
| 1921 | #595 | 147 | — | |
| 1920 | #702 | 107 | — | |
| 1919 | #717 | 95 | — | |
| 1918 | #671 | 113 | — | |
| 1917 | #721 | 93 | — | |
| 1916 | #712 | 93 | — | |
| 1915 | #611 | 114 | — | |
| 1914 | #742 | 60 | — | |
| 1913 | #701 | 55 | — | |
| 1912 | #786 | 40 | — | |
| 1911 | #838 | 26 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,207 | 14 | — | |
| 1909 | #990 | 17 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,261 | 11 | — | |
| 1907 | #898 | 18 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,154 | 11 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,538 | 7 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,170 | 10 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,440 | 7 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | — | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | #1,292 | 7 | — | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1955
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Massachusetts#27 · 1 in 108
- Rhode Island#31 · 1 in 124
- New Jersey#31 · 1 in 147
- New York#36 · 1 in 177
- Connecticut#45 · 1 in 204
Best ever in a state: #18 in Rhode Island, 1944.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #27 | 477 | 1 in 108 |
| New Jersey | #31 | 365 | 1 in 147 |
| Rhode Island | #31 | 68 | 1 in 124 |
| New York | #36 | 925 | 1 in 177 |
| Connecticut | #45 | 113 | 1 in 204 |
| Pennsylvania | #56 | 425 | 1 in 265 |
| Illinois | #67 | 333 | 1 in 303 |
| New Hampshire | #71 | 19 | 1 in 269 |
| Nevada | #77 | 7 | 1 in 279 |
| District of Columbia | #90 | 38 | 1 in 349 |
| Michigan | #96 | 235 | 1 in 381 |
| Wisconsin | #103 | 87 | 1 in 479 |
| Alaska | #107 | 7 | 1 in 370 |
| Minnesota | #107 | 77 | 1 in 473 |
| Delaware | #108 | 9 | 1 in 464 |
| Vermont | #109 | 8 | 1 in 455 |
| California | #115 | 288 | 1 in 508 |
| Washington | #117 | 53 | 1 in 529 |
| Missouri | #119 | 77 | 1 in 565 |
| Maine | #120 | 18 | 1 in 525 |
| Iowa | #121 | 52 | 1 in 547 |
| Maryland | #125 | 48 | 1 in 598 |
| Ohio | #128 | 172 | 1 in 593 |
| South Dakota | #137 | 13 | 1 in 589 |
| Indiana | #147 | 61 | 1 in 791 |
| Colorado | #148 | 27 | 1 in 662 |
| Nebraska | #156 | 19 | 1 in 771 |
| Montana | #161 | 10 | 1 in 684 |
| Oregon | #166 | 22 | 1 in 739 |
| North Dakota | #174 | 8 | 1 in 869 |
| Hawaii | #190 | 9 | 1 in 673 |
| Kansas | #193 | 20 | 1 in 1,085 |
| Florida | #199 | 38 | 1 in 1,042 |
| Utah | #208 | 10 | 1 in 1,023 |
| Idaho | #221 | 6 | 1 in 1,062 |
| Virginia | #227 | 28 | 1 in 1,462 |
| Louisiana | #247 | 26 | 1 in 1,445 |
| Arizona | #274 | 9 | 1 in 1,336 |
| South Carolina | #278 | 15 | 1 in 1,907 |
| Kentucky | #305 | 13 | 1 in 2,587 |
| New Mexico | #346 | 5 | 1 in 2,156 |
| Alabama | #354 | 12 | 1 in 3,020 |
| Georgia | #356 | 15 | 1 in 3,069 |
| Oklahoma | #376 | 7 | 1 in 3,151 |
| West Virginia | #389 | 5 | 1 in 3,932 |
| Texas | #413 | 34 | 1 in 3,291 |
| North Carolina | #444 | 11 | 1 in 4,726 |
| Tennessee | #555 | 5 | 1 in 7,687 |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1896
- Peaked 1948 at #88 (4,077 births)
- Births halved by 1969, 21 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 10 yrs · run 1946–1955
- Top 1,000: 89 yrs · run 1911–1997
- Highest: 1 in 416 girls born in 1948 were named Maureen (0.24%)
- Latest: 1 in 50,227 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 29.7% of all girls named Maureen (42,813) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 12 | #1,292 (1896) | #1,496 |
| 1900s | 91 | #898 (1907) | #1,325 |
| 1910s | 703 | #611 (1915) | #771 |
| 1920s | 1,981 | #381 (1929) | #521 |
| 1930s | 11,460 | #144 (1938) | #181 |
| 1940s | 30,262 | #88 (1948) | #105 |
| 1950s | 42,813 | #89 (1950) | #99 |
| 1960s | 34,449 | #104 (1961) | #120 |
| 1970s | 10,658 | #182 (1970) | #254 |
| 1980s | 7,122 | #270 (1982) | #347 |
| 1990s | 3,018 | #497 (1990) | #769 |
| 2000s | 1,035 | #1,225 (2000) | #2,005 |
| 2010s | 478 | #2,796 (2011) | #3,366 |
| 2020s | 194 | #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 1955
Top girls' names in 1955
Top boys' names in 1955
More about 1955
girls
1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 451 of them was named Maureen, which outranked 98.5% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 411,978 of them was named Maureen, which outranked 11.7% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 514 names at #3,886; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.