Girls' name · since 1926
Moreen
Moreen has 263 recorded births since 1926 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,114 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 263
- born since 1926
- 1950s
- peak decade
263 girls have been named Moreen since 1926, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Moreen recorded 263 times among girls since 1926, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1998.
- #17,114 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 263 born since 1926
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Moreen ranks #17,114 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 263 born since 1926, peaking in the 1950s.
- #17,114 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 263
- born since 1926
- 1950s
- peak decade
Moreen's 263 recorded births place it above 76.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Moreen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Moreen's full recorded timeline at 1959, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1932, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Moreen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1998
- Peak year (1956)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Moreen by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (77 births, 29% of the file).
1950s was Moreen's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Moreen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 8
1920s
8 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s
1940s
48 births
- 1950s
1950s
77 births
- 1960s
1960s
68 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 77 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Moreen's data
- Moreen's decade-level peak was the 1950s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Moreen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1926–1998 (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 Moreen 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.