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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #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 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedAKMaine: #220 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,188 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #137 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 598 girlsNHWashington: #262 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,445 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: #236 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,424 girlsMNIllinois: #181 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 924 girlsILWisconsin: #232 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,493 girlsWIMichigan: #281 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,682 girlsMINew York: #115 for girls · 207 births · 1 in 499 girlsNYMassachusetts: #88 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 348 girlsMARhode Island: #105 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 425 girlsRIOregon: #385 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,463 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: #261 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,630 girlsIAIndiana: #381 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,954 girlsINOhio: #211 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,171 girlsOHPennsylvania: #126 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 598 girlsPANew Jersey: #105 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 455 girlsNJConnecticut: #111 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 474 girlsCTCalifornia: #306 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 1,595 girlsCAUtah: #372 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,171 girlsUTColorado: #386 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,236 girlsCONebraska: #291 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,805 girlsNEMissouri: #260 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,535 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedWVVirginia: #397 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,119 girlsVAMaryland: #248 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,343 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedDEArizona: #397 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,112 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #664 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,975 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #161 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 639 girlsDCOklahoma: 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: #617 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,678 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedHITexas: #944 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 9,437 girlsTXFlorida: #432 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,863 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#88 · 1 in 348
  2. Rhode Island#105 · 1 in 425
  3. New Jersey#105 · 1 in 455
  4. Connecticut#111 · 1 in 474
  5. New York#115 · 1 in 499

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#88911 in 348
New Jersey#105841 in 455
Rhode Island#105111 in 425
Connecticut#111311 in 474
New York#1152071 in 499
Pennsylvania#1261131 in 598
New Hampshire#13771 in 598
District of Columbia#161101 in 639
Illinois#181761 in 924
Ohio#211601 in 1,171
Maine#22051 in 1,188
Wisconsin#232181 in 1,493
Minnesota#236161 in 1,424
Maryland#248141 in 1,343
Missouri#260191 in 1,535
Iowa#261101 in 1,630
Washington#262131 in 1,445
Michigan#281351 in 1,682
Nebraska#29151 in 1,805
California#306821 in 1,595
Utah#37251 in 2,171
Indiana#381121 in 2,954
Oregon#38551 in 2,463
Colorado#38671 in 2,236
Arizona#39771 in 2,112
Virginia#39791 in 3,119
Florida#432151 in 2,863
Georgia#61761 in 5,678
North Carolina#66451 in 6,975
Texas#944101 in 9,437
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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 1973

girls
#246
1,032 births · 1 in 1,413 girls

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #246Maureen1,032
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 1,413 of them was named Maureen, which outranked 97.5% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maureen
  1. #243Bethany1,042
  2. #244Joann1,040
  3. #245Juanita1,037
  4. #246Maureen1,032
  5. #246Judy1,032
  6. #248Rita1,031
  7. #249Evelyn1,015
  8. #250Judith1,012

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

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

See the top 100 for 1973 →