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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #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 1965

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedAKMaine: #81 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 316 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #109 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 459 girlsNHWashington: #140 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 599 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedIDMontana: #129 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 442 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #133 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 561 girlsMNIllinois: #85 for girls · 241 births · 1 in 379 girlsILWisconsin: #104 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 447 girlsWIMichigan: #111 for girls · 154 births · 1 in 479 girlsMINew York: #52 for girls · 715 births · 1 in 215 girlsNYMassachusetts: #35 for girls · 370 births · 1 in 128 girlsMARhode Island: #49 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 166 girlsRIOregon: #185 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 792 girlsORNevada: #171 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 623 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedSDIowa: #144 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 633 girlsIAIndiana: #181 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 895 girlsINOhio: #135 for girls · 135 births · 1 in 652 girlsOHPennsylvania: #62 for girls · 399 births · 1 in 233 girlsPANew Jersey: #42 for girls · 303 births · 1 in 178 girlsNJConnecticut: #50 for girls · 119 births · 1 in 193 girlsCTCalifornia: #154 for girls · 239 births · 1 in 676 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedUTColorado: #183 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 795 girlsCONebraska: #136 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 577 girlsNEMissouri: #144 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 701 girlsMOKentucky: #342 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,678 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedWVVirginia: #251 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,586 girlsVAMaryland: #148 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 723 girlsMDDelaware: #55 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 188 girlsDEArizona: #231 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 957 girlsAZNew Mexico: #328 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,615 girlsNMKansas: #307 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,924 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #391 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,215 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #86 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 325 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #341 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,089 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedMSAlabama: #495 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,214 girlsALGeorgia: #361 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,723 girlsGAHawaii: #188 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 604 girlsHITexas: #427 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,740 girlsTXFlorida: #205 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 965 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#35 · 1 in 128
  2. New Jersey#42 · 1 in 178
  3. Rhode Island#49 · 1 in 166
  4. Connecticut#50 · 1 in 193
  5. New York#52 · 1 in 215

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#353701 in 128
New Jersey#423031 in 178
Rhode Island#49441 in 166
Connecticut#501191 in 193
New York#527151 in 215
Delaware#55211 in 188
Pennsylvania#623991 in 233
Maine#81261 in 316
Illinois#852411 in 379
District of Columbia#86361 in 325
Wisconsin#104821 in 447
New Hampshire#109111 in 459
Michigan#1111541 in 479
Montana#129111 in 442
Minnesota#133561 in 561
Ohio#1351351 in 652
Nebraska#136201 in 577
Washington#140371 in 599
Iowa#144351 in 633
Missouri#144521 in 701
Maryland#148391 in 723
California#1542391 in 676
Nevada#17151 in 623
Indiana#181481 in 895
Colorado#183201 in 795
Oregon#185171 in 792
Hawaii#18891 in 604
Florida#205461 in 965
Arizona#231141 in 957
Virginia#251231 in 1,586
Kansas#30781 in 1,924
New Mexico#32861 in 1,615
Louisiana#341161 in 2,089
Kentucky#342101 in 2,678
Georgia#361151 in 2,723
North Carolina#391131 in 3,215
Texas#427351 in 2,740
Alabama#49571 in 4,214
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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 1965

girls
#107
3,481 births · 1 in 507 girls
boys
#3,537
6 births · 1 in 310,024 boys

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #107Maureen3,481

Top boys' names in 1965

  1. #1Michael80,992
  2. #2John71,493
  3. #3David67,825
  4. #4James67,666
  5. #5Robert63,106
  6. #6William40,111
  7. #7Mark38,244
  8. #8Richard36,817
  9. #9Thomas31,595
  10. #10Jeffrey29,574
  11. #3,537Maureen6
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 507 of them was named Maureen, which outranked 98.6% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maureen
  1. #104Tamara3,562
  2. #105Heidi3,559
  3. #106Marie3,487
  4. #107Maureen3,481
  5. #108Victoria3,480
  6. #109Gloria3,437
  7. #110Deanna3,406
Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

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

boys

1,860,143 boys got a published name in 1965; 1 in 310,024 of them was named Maureen, which outranked 20.1% of the 4,425 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maureen
  1. #3,244Woodson7
  2. #3,244Yosef7
  3. #3,244Zedrick7
  4. #3,537Maureen6
  5. #3,537Abdon6
  6. #3,537Addam6
  7. #3,537Albie6
  8. #3,930Aarron5
  9. #3,930Abdel5
  10. #3,930Adelaido5

Tied with 392 names at #3,537; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 785Trace#1,655 → #870
  2. ↑ 729Darran#1,729 → #1,000
  3. ↑ 655Daryn#1,371 → #716
  4. ↑ 648Darian#1,545 → #897
  5. ↑ 512Darryn#1,327 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,557Jaimie#809 → #2,366
  2. ↓ 443Tammy#875 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 406Destry#637 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 318Dewitt#936 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 303Cassius#860 → #1,163

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

See the top 100 for 1965 →