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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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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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 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedAKMaine: #83 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 309 girlsMEVermont: #83 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 284 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #66 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 234 girlsNHWashington: #179 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 822 girlsWAIdaho: #207 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 870 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #157 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 753 girlsMNIllinois: #92 for girls · 206 births · 1 in 427 girlsILWisconsin: #112 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 501 girlsWIMichigan: #111 for girls · 153 births · 1 in 481 girlsMINew York: #53 for girls · 663 births · 1 in 220 girlsNYMassachusetts: #35 for girls · 335 births · 1 in 134 girlsMARhode Island: #63 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 218 girlsRIOregon: #231 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,105 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedSDIowa: #193 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 958 girlsIAIndiana: #272 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,752 girlsINOhio: #142 for girls · 122 births · 1 in 698 girlsOHPennsylvania: #68 for girls · 317 births · 1 in 282 girlsPANew Jersey: #48 for girls · 252 births · 1 in 205 girlsNJConnecticut: #62 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 242 girlsCTCalifornia: #144 for girls · 234 births · 1 in 657 girlsCAUtah: #241 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,103 girlsUTColorado: #158 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 659 girlsCONebraska: #179 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 882 girlsNEMissouri: #170 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 864 girlsMOKentucky: #339 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,759 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedWVVirginia: #277 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,804 girlsVAMaryland: #144 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 701 girlsMDDelaware: #105 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 374 girlsDEArizona: #319 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,599 girlsAZNew Mexico: #279 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,242 girlsNMKansas: #349 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,386 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedARTennessee: #537 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,066 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #495 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,961 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #416 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,033 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #93 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 367 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #335 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,003 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedMSAlabama: #378 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,761 girlsALGeorgia: #412 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,223 girlsGAHawaii: #222 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 817 girlsHITexas: #625 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 5,405 girlsTXFlorida: #236 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,261 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#35 · 1 in 134
  2. New Jersey#48 · 1 in 205
  3. New York#53 · 1 in 220
  4. Connecticut#62 · 1 in 242
  5. Rhode Island#63 · 1 in 218

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#353351 in 134
New Jersey#482521 in 205
New York#536631 in 220
Connecticut#62911 in 242
Rhode Island#63321 in 218
New Hampshire#66201 in 234
Pennsylvania#683171 in 282
Maine#83251 in 309
Vermont#83101 in 284
Illinois#922061 in 427
District of Columbia#93301 in 367
Delaware#105101 in 374
Michigan#1111531 in 481
Wisconsin#112711 in 501
Ohio#1421221 in 698
California#1442341 in 657
Maryland#144391 in 701
Minnesota#157391 in 753
Colorado#158231 in 659
Missouri#170401 in 864
Nebraska#179121 in 882
Washington#179261 in 822
Iowa#193221 in 958
Idaho#20751 in 870
Hawaii#22261 in 817
Oregon#231121 in 1,105
Florida#236341 in 1,261
Utah#24181 in 1,103
Indiana#272241 in 1,752
Virginia#277191 in 1,804
New Mexico#27971 in 1,242
Arizona#31981 in 1,599
Louisiana#335161 in 2,003
Kentucky#33991 in 2,759
Kansas#34961 in 2,386
Alabama#378101 in 2,761
Georgia#412121 in 3,223
South Carolina#41671 in 3,033
North Carolina#49581 in 4,961
Tennessee#53751 in 6,066
Texas#625171 in 5,405
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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 1966

girls
#119
3,015 births · 1 in 561 girls
boys
#2,216
13 births · 1 in 137,189 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #119Maureen3,015

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #2,216Maureen13
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 561 of them was named Maureen, which outranked 98.4% of the 7,624 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. #116Melanie3,050
  2. #117Julia3,046
  3. #118Jodi3,031
  4. #119Maureen3,015
  5. #120Shannon2,990
  6. #121Betty2,946
  7. #122Virginia2,940
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 137,189 of them was named Maureen, which outranked 51.2% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maureen
  1. #2,132Virginia14
  2. #2,132Vladimir14
  3. #2,132Ysidro14
  4. #2,216Maureen13
  5. #2,216Adriano13
  6. #2,216Albin13
  7. #2,216Allie13
  8. #2,327Adonis12
  9. #2,327Adrien12
  10. #2,327Albino12

Tied with 110 names at #2,216; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →