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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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
1900
1899
1898#1,7005
1897
1896#1,2927
1895
1894
1893
1892
1891
1890
1889
1888
1887
1886
1885
1884
1883
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1881
1880
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 1982

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedAKMaine: #228 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,248 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedNHWashington: #237 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,310 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: #226 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,539 girlsMNIllinois: #201 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,200 girlsILWisconsin: #209 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,309 girlsWIMichigan: #225 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,477 girlsMINew York: #168 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 909 girlsNYMassachusetts: #157 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 835 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedRIOregon: #465 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,268 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: #337 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,688 girlsIAIndiana: #319 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,345 girlsINOhio: #211 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,401 girlsOHPennsylvania: #113 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 568 girlsPANew Jersey: #127 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 649 girlsNJConnecticut: #167 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 927 girlsCTCalifornia: #344 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 2,041 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedUTColorado: #323 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,005 girlsCONebraska: #240 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,345 girlsNEMissouri: #255 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,694 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedWVVirginia: #272 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,812 girlsVAMaryland: #165 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 857 girlsMDDelaware: #120 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 497 girlsDEArizona: #241 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,120 girlsAZNew Mexico: #331 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,616 girlsNMKansas: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #384 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,555 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #117 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 442 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #605 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,526 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedALGeorgia: #673 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,813 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Maureen, so not publishedHITexas: #980 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 9,994 girlsTXFlorida: #352 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,268 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Pennsylvania#113 · 1 in 568
  2. District of Columbia#117 · 1 in 442
  3. Delaware#120 · 1 in 497
  4. New Jersey#127 · 1 in 649
  5. Massachusetts#157 · 1 in 835

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Pennsylvania#1131231 in 568
District of Columbia#117131 in 442
Delaware#12061 in 497
New Jersey#127591 in 649
Massachusetts#157391 in 835
Maryland#165261 in 857
Connecticut#167171 in 927
New York#1681131 in 909
Illinois#201621 in 1,200
Wisconsin#209241 in 1,309
Ohio#211511 in 1,401
Michigan#225391 in 1,477
Minnesota#226191 in 1,539
Maine#22851 in 1,248
Washington#237211 in 1,310
Nebraska#24081 in 1,345
Arizona#241181 in 1,120
Missouri#255191 in 1,694
Virginia#272171 in 1,812
Indiana#319151 in 2,345
Colorado#323111 in 2,005
New Mexico#33161 in 1,616
Iowa#33771 in 2,688
California#344911 in 2,041
Florida#352251 in 2,268
South Carolina#38471 in 2,555
Oregon#46551 in 3,268
Louisiana#60571 in 4,526
Georgia#67361 in 5,813
Texas#980131 in 9,994
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West Virginia
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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 1982

girls
#270
914 births · 1 in 1,853 girls
boys
#5,619
6 births · 1 in 302,408 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #270Maureen914

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #5,619Maureen6
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 1,853 of them was named Maureen, which outranked 97.8% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maureen
  1. #267Esther935
  2. #268Traci921
  3. #269Krystle916
  4. #270Maureen914
  5. #271Frances904
  6. #272Tracey897
  7. #273Brianna891
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. 1,715Kaleena#2,375#660
  2. 1,197Kala#1,958#761
  3. 1,094Chelsie#2,028#934
  4. 1,081Tenika#2,028#947
  5. 1,044Falon#1,958#914
Fallers
  1. 538Evita#779#1,317
  2. 517Martine#791#1,308
  3. 473Dusty#720#1,193
  4. 470Regan#991#1,461
  5. 401Windy#998#1,399

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

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 302,408 of them was named Maureen, which outranked 23.7% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Maureen
  1. #5,003Zaid7
  2. #5,003Zain7
  3. #5,003Zeus7
  4. #5,619Maureen6
  5. #5,619Aaran6
  6. #5,619Aashish6
  7. #5,619Abayomi6
  8. #6,385Aarin5
  9. #6,385Aaronlee5
  10. #6,385Aaryn5

Tied with 765 names at #5,619; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. 1,958Colt#2,418#460
  2. 730Eliot#1,695#965
  3. 532Colton#1,334#802
  4. 478Kiel#1,101#623
  5. 416Eugenio#1,411#995
Fallers
  1. 309Marchello#841#1,150
  2. 237Carmen#851#1,088
  3. 234Claudio#976#1,210
  4. 224Irvin#826#1,050
  5. 222Jeramiah#971#1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1982