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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
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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 1997
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- New Jersey#348 · 1 in 2,088
- Ohio#464 · 1 in 3,255
- Massachusetts#468 · 1 in 3,533
- Missouri#495 · 1 in 3,280
- Maryland#519 · 1 in 3,377
Best ever in a state: #18 in Rhode Island, 1944.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | #348 | 20 | 1 in 2,088 |
| Ohio | #464 | 19 | 1 in 3,255 |
| Massachusetts | #468 | 9 | 1 in 3,533 |
| Missouri | #495 | 9 | 1 in 3,280 |
| Maryland | #519 | 7 | 1 in 3,377 |
| Pennsylvania | #583 | 13 | 1 in 4,482 |
| Illinois | #645 | 16 | 1 in 4,370 |
| New York | #648 | 22 | 1 in 4,591 |
| Michigan | #805 | 8 | 1 in 6,495 |
| North Carolina | #823 | 6 | 1 in 6,676 |
| Texas | #1,460 | 10 | 1 in 13,989 |
| California | #1,482 | 15 | 1 in 14,857 |
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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.
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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
| 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 1997
girls
#940
212 births · 1 in 8,211 girls
Top girls' names in 1997
More about 1997
girls
1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 8,211 of them was named Maureen, which outranked 94.2% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).