Girls' name · since 1896
Maureen
Since 1896, U.S. Social Security records show 144,276 babies named Maureen, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,364 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 144,276
- born since 1896
- 1950s
- peak decade
144,276 babies have been named Maureen since 1896, making it today's #4364 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maureen has been recorded 144,276 times among girls since 1896, currently ranked #4364 nationally and more common than 75% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 2025.
- #279 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,364 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 144,276 born since 1896
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maureen ranks #279 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,364 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 144,276 born since 1896, peaking in the 1950s.
- #279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,364 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 144,276
- born since 1896
- 1950s
- peak decade
Maureen's 144,276 recorded births place it above 99.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Maureen compares
144,276 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maureen's all-time total is 384x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maureen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 144,276 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 4,596 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maureen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maureen's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1898, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1957 peak of 4,596, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maureen popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2025
- Peak year (1957)
- 4,596
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Maureen popularity over time - boys
328 total births recorded since 1933 (Maureen as boys' name)
Maureen by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (42,813 births, 30% of the file).
1950s was Maureen's strongest decade.
42,813 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Maureen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 12
1890s
12 births
- 1900s 91
1900s
91 births
- 1910s 703
1910s
703 births
- 1920s 1,981
1920s
1,981 births
- 1930s 11,460
1930s
11,460 births
- 1940s
1940s
30,262 births
- 1950s
1950s
42,813 births
- 1960s
1960s
34,449 births
- 1970s 10,658
1970s
10,658 births
- 1980s 7,122
1980s
7,122 births
- 1990s 3,018
1990s
3,018 births
- 2000s 1,035
2000s
1,035 births
- 2010s 478
2010s
478 births
- 2020s 194
2020s
194 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 42,813 births (30% of all-time use).
How Maureen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maureen's total volume
Maureen by state
Where Maureen concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 31,734 | 22.0% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 15,411 | 10.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 13,229 | 9.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 10,476 | 7.3% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 10,093 | 7.0% |
| #6 | California | | 9,829 | 6.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 6,334 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5,677 | 3.9% |
31,734 of 144,276 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Maureen appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maureen's data
- Maureen's decade-level peak was the 1950s (42,813 total births); usage has since declined to 194 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Maureens (31,734 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Maureen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~129 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1896–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maureen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.