Girls' name · since 1890
Maurine
Since 1890, U.S. Social Security records show 8,954 babies named Maurine, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,797 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,992 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,954
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maurine is the #14992 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 8,954 recorded since 1890.
Social Security Administration records show Maurine recorded 8,954 times among girls since 1890, holding rank #14992 nationally today, ahead of 13% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2025.
- #1,797 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,992 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,954 born since 1890
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maurine ranks #1,797 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,992 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,954 born since 1890, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,797 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,992 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,954
- born since 1890
- 1920s
- peak decade
Maurine's 8,954 recorded births place it above 97.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Maurine compares
8,954 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Maurine's all-time total is 24x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maurine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,954 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 313 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maurine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maurine's full recorded timeline at 1945, 17% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 83% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 313 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maurine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025
- Peak year (1917)
- 313
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Maurine by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,448 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Maurine's strongest decade.
2,448 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Maurine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 192
1890s
192 births
- 1900s 688
1900s
688 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,347 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,448 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,296 births
- 1940s 846
1940s
846 births
- 1950s 554
1950s
554 births
- 1960s 292
1960s
292 births
- 1970s 133
1970s
133 births
- 1980s 80
1980s
80 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,448 births (27% of all-time use).
How Maurine 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 Maurine's total volume
Maurine by state
Where Maurine concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,538 | 17.2% |
| #2 | Utah | | 479 | 5.3% |
| #3 | California | | 329 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 311 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 308 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Iowa | | 290 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 262 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 235 | 2.6% |
1,538 of 8,954 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Maurine appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maurine's data
- Maurine's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,448 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Maurines (1,538 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Maurine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~135 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, 1890–2025 (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 Maurine 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.