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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #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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1898#1,7005—
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1896#1,2927—
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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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedAKMaine: #117 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 480 girlsMEVermont: #80 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 276 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #51 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 179 girlsNHWashington: #134 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 581 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedIDMontana: #104 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 386 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #145 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 603 girlsNDMinnesota: #93 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 398 girlsMNIllinois: #73 for girls · 352 births · 1 in 302 girlsILWisconsin: #100 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 417 girlsWIMichigan: #98 for girls · 225 births · 1 in 409 girlsMINew York: #37 for girls · 966 births · 1 in 176 girlsNYMassachusetts: #22 for girls · 514 births · 1 in 104 girlsMARhode Island: #38 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 152 girlsRIOregon: #153 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 691 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #234 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,409 girlsSDIowa: #99 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 437 girlsIAIndiana: #166 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 917 girlsINOhio: #134 for girls · 176 births · 1 in 607 girlsOHPennsylvania: #65 for girls · 420 births · 1 in 276 girlsPANew Jersey: #37 for girls · 354 births · 1 in 162 girlsNJConnecticut: #40 for girls · 142 births · 1 in 171 girlsCTCalifornia: #137 for girls · 270 births · 1 in 604 girlsCAUtah: #251 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,290 girlsUTColorado: #126 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 515 girlsCONebraska: #95 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 396 girlsNEMissouri: #146 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 685 girlsMOKentucky: #268 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,936 girlsKYWest Virginia: #270 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,933 girlsWVVirginia: #299 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,269 girlsVAMaryland: #134 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 682 girlsMDDelaware: #71 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 255 girlsDEArizona: #259 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,276 girlsAZNew Mexico: #343 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,918 girlsNMKansas: #248 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,619 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedARTennessee: #563 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,328 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #460 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,921 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #428 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,835 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #83 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 307 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #218 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,156 girlsLAMississippi: #434 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,616 girlsMSAlabama: #511 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,141 girlsALGeorgia: #431 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,102 girlsGAHawaii: #229 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 845 girlsHITexas: #461 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 3,742 girlsTXFlorida: #195 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,130 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#22 · 1 in 104
  2. New Jersey#37 · 1 in 162
  3. New York#37 · 1 in 176
  4. Rhode Island#38 · 1 in 152
  5. Connecticut#40 · 1 in 171

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#225141 in 104
New Jersey#373541 in 162
New York#379661 in 176
Rhode Island#38531 in 152
Connecticut#401421 in 171
New Hampshire#51301 in 179
Pennsylvania#654201 in 276
Delaware#71181 in 255
Illinois#733521 in 302
Vermont#80131 in 276
District of Columbia#83441 in 307
Minnesota#93951 in 398
Nebraska#95351 in 396
Michigan#982251 in 409
Iowa#99631 in 437
Wisconsin#1001041 in 417
Montana#104171 in 386
Maine#117201 in 480
Colorado#126361 in 515
Maryland#134441 in 682
Ohio#1341761 in 607
Washington#134491 in 581
California#1372701 in 604
North Dakota#145111 in 603
Missouri#146651 in 685
Oregon#153221 in 691
Indiana#166551 in 917
Florida#195421 in 1,130
Louisiana#218341 in 1,156
Hawaii#22971 in 845
South Dakota#23451 in 1,409
Kansas#248131 in 1,619
Utah#25181 in 1,290
Arizona#259111 in 1,276
Kentucky#268171 in 1,936
West Virginia#270101 in 1,933
Virginia#299181 in 2,269
New Mexico#34361 in 1,918
South Carolina#42871 in 3,835
Georgia#431111 in 4,102
Mississippi#43471 in 3,616
North Carolina#460101 in 4,921
Texas#461301 in 3,742
Alabama#51171 in 5,141
Tennessee#56351 in 7,328
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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 1958

girls
#110
4,457 births · 1 in 451 girls
boys
#2,370
12 births · 1 in 176,867 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #110Maureen4,457

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #2,370Maureen12
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 451 of them was named Maureen, which outranked 98.4% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maureen
  1. #107Wendy4,485
  2. #108Kelly4,471
  3. #109Victoria4,466
  4. #110Maureen4,457
  5. #111Becky4,361
  6. #112Sally4,305
  7. #113Stephanie4,252
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 176,867 of them was named Maureen, which outranked 47.4% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maureen
  1. #2,265Wolfgang13
  2. #2,265Young13
  3. #2,265Zebedee13
  4. #2,370Maureen12
  5. #2,370Adelbert12
  6. #2,370Adell12
  7. #2,370Aden12
  8. #2,506Ahmad11
  9. #2,506Alejo11
  10. #2,506Alwyn11

Tied with 135 names at #2,370; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →