Recorded 1904–1981 Girls' name Peak 1954 635 births

Maurene — girls' name

635 babies named Maurene in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s121910s871920s971930s1031940s1241950s1161960s701970s151980s11
1940s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Maurene was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

20 babies were named Maurene in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maurene

The Social Security Administration has registered 635 babies named Maurene between 1904 and 1981, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maurene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maurene performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Maurene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Maurene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maurene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 635 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Maurene at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

635

Since 1904

78 years of records

Peak year

1954

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1904

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 1981

Maurene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1904

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1954)
20
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
0510152025 198119641954194619381930192219141904 6

Maurene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
124 births that decade — 20% of Maurene's all-time total
1900s121910s871920s971930s1031940s1241950s1161960s701970s151980s11

Maurene by state

Where Maurene concentrates geographically — total births since 1904

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Maurene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.8%
California share of Maurene's total US births 0.8%

5 of 635 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maurene?
635 babies have been named Maurene since 1904. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1954 with 20 births.
When was Maurene most popular?
Maurene was most popular in the 1940s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Maurene most popular?
The top states for the name Maurene are California (5 births).
How long has the name Maurene been used?
Maurene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 78 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Maurene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maureen, Maude, Maura, Maud, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1904–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.