Maurine
Variant of Maureen, which anglicizes the Irish Mairin, a pet form of Maire; Maire is the Irish form of Mary, from the Hebrew Miriam.
Maurine in 2025
Maurine was given to 5 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 27,231st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 663,069 babies born.
The history of Maurine
Maurine reached its highest point in 1917, when 313 babies were given the name, ranking 651st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 516th, in 1906.
Across the 136 years of records since 1890, 8,954 babies have been named Maurine. Half of them were born before 1924, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Maurine by decade
| Decade | Babies named Maurine | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 192 | 700 |
| 1900s | 688 | 516 |
| 1910s | 2,347 | 572 |
| 1920s | 2,448 | 759 |
| 1930s | 1,296 | 860 |
| 1940s | 846 | 1,316 |
| 1950s | 554 | 1,782 |
| 1960s | 292 | 2,881 |
| 1970s | 133 | 4,968 |
| 1980s | 80 | 7,727 |
| 1990s | 39 | 17,263 |
| 2000s | 23 | 18,736 |
| 2010s | 5 | 30,150 |
| 2020s | 11 | 23,898 |
Where Maurine is heading
Maurine was not in use ten years ago, so there is no decade-long trend to compare against yet.
That is less than 5% of its 1917 peak — Maurine is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Maurine
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Maurine.