Recorded 1890–2020 Girls' name Peak 1917 8,949 births

Maurine — girls' name

8,949 babies named Maurine in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Maurine was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

313 babies were named Maurine in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maurine

The Social Security Administration has registered 8,949 babies named Maurine between 1890 and 2020, spanning 131 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maurine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 313 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maurine performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 2,448 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Maurine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,538 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Maurine in 30 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maurine 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 8,949 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.

Maurine at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

8,949

Since 1890

131 years of records

Peak year

1917

313 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1890

Recorded for 131 years

Last year on file: 2020

Maurine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1890

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1917)
313
Annual births at peak — across 131 years of records
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Maurine by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
2,448 births that decade — 27% of Maurine's all-time total
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Maurine by state

Where Maurine concentrates geographically — total births since 1890

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Maurine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,538 17.2%
#2 Utah
479 5.4%
#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%
Texas share of Maurine's total US births 17.2%
Even split

1,538 of 8,949 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.

Maurine appears in 30 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maurine?
8,949 babies have been named Maurine since 1890. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1917 with 313 births.
When was Maurine most popular?
Maurine was most popular in the 1920s decade with 2,448 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Maurine most popular?
The top states for the name Maurine are Texas (1,538 births), Utah (479 births), California (329 births).
How long has the name Maurine been used?
Maurine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1890, spanning 131 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Maurine?
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.

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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, 1890–2020 (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.