Maureen
Anglicized form of the Irish Mairin, a diminutive of Maire, the Irish Mary, which goes back through Greek to the Hebrew Miriam.
Maureen in 2025
Maureen was given to 32 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 7,674th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 103,604 babies born.
The history of Maureen
Maureen reached its highest point in 1957, when 4,606 babies were given the name, ranking 192nd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 171st, in 1948.
Across the 130 years of records since 1896, 144,604 babies have been named Maureen. Half of them were born before 1956, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Maureen by decade
| Decade | Babies named Maureen | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 12 | 2,173 |
| 1900s | 91 | 1,487 |
| 1910s | 703 | 1,120 |
| 1920s | 1,981 | 685 |
| 1930s | 11,488 | 262 |
| 1940s | 30,324 | 171 |
| 1950s | 42,901 | 177 |
| 1960s | 34,537 | 200 |
| 1970s | 10,698 | 345 |
| 1980s | 7,144 | 519 |
| 1990s | 3,018 | 946 |
| 2000s | 1,035 | 2,134 |
| 2010s | 478 | 4,876 |
| 2020s | 194 | 6,404 |
Where Maureen is heading
Maureen has fallen 26% over the past decade, from 43 babies in 2015 to 32 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1957 peak — Maureen is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Maureen
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Maureen.