Recorded 1926–1998 Girls' name Peak 1956 263 births

Moreen — girls' name

263 babies named Moreen in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s81930s111940s481950s771960s681970s181980s161990s17
1950s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Moreen was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

12 babies were named Moreen in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Moreen

The Social Security Administration has registered 263 babies named Moreen between 1926 and 1998, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Moreen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Moreen performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Moreen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Moreen 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 263 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.

Moreen at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

263

Since 1926

73 years of records

Peak year

1956

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1926

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 1998

Moreen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1926

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1956)
12
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
468101214 199819801968196319581953194819421926 8

Moreen by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
77 births that decade — 29% of Moreen's all-time total
1920s81930s111940s481950s771960s681970s181980s161990s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Moreen?
263 babies have been named Moreen since 1926. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1956 with 12 births.
When was Moreen most popular?
Moreen was most popular in the 1950s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Moreen been used?
Moreen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 73 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Moreen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Morgan, Moriah, Morgen, Morghan, 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, 1926–1998 (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.