Girls' name · since 1938
Mavourneen
Since 1938, U.S. Social Security records show 52 babies named Mavourneen, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 52
- total births
- 1938–1965
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
Mavourneen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 52 recorded since 1938.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mavourneen has been recorded 52 times among girls since 1938, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 1965.
- 52 total births
- 1938–1965 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mavourneen's 52 recorded births place it above 52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mavourneen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mavourneen's full recorded timeline at 1945, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1939, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mavourneen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1965
- Peak year (1961)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Mavourneen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Mavourneen's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Mavourneen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
- 1940s
1940s
17 births
- 1950s
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 17 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Mavourneen's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 1960s (14) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1938–1965 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mavourneen: Baby Name Since 1938 - 52 Births, Peak 1961." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mavourneen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mavourneen 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 July 2026.