# Maureen (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/maureen/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Irish |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɔːɹiːn/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Reenie |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 144,604 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 328 / 144,276 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 135, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Anglicized from Irish Máirín, diminutive of Máire, an Irish equivalent of Mary. By surface analysis, Maura + -een.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 62 | 2,826 |
| 2012 | 55 | 3,073 |
| 2013 | 43 | 3,617 |
| 2014 | 55 | 3,068 |
| 2015 | 43 | 3,638 |
| 2016 | 41 | 3,754 |
| 2017 | 45 | 3,466 |
| 2018 | 41 | 3,718 |
| 2019 | 49 | 3,258 |
| 2020 | 30 | 4,511 |
| 2021 | 27 | 4,916 |
| 2022 | 42 | 3,690 |
| 2023 | 36 | 4,100 |
| 2024 | 27 | 4,986 |
| 2025 | 32 | 4,424 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 8 | 3,194 |
| 1965 | 6 | 3,792 |
| 1966 | 13 | 2,298 |
| 1967 | 6 | 3,826 |
| 1968 | 6 | 3,983 |
| 1969 | 6 | 4,244 |
| 1971 | 9 | 3,560 |
| 1974 | 5 | 5,722 |
| 1975 | 7 | 4,625 |
| 1977 | 6 | 5,588 |
| 1978 | 7 | 4,867 |
| 1979 | 6 | 5,808 |
| 1980 | 7 | 5,304 |
| 1982 | 6 | 6,127 |
| 1984 | 9 | 4,430 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | 3,970 |
| 2006 | 6 | 3,116 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5,201 |
| 2009 | 8 | 2,759 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4,688 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3,681 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4,684 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5,730 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5,666 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5,591 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5,581 |
| 2023 | 7 | 3,218 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3,695 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3,333 |

## People named Maureen

- Maureen Stapleton, American actress (1925-2006)
- Maureen Connolly, American tennis player (1934-1969)
- Maureen Tucker, American musician
- Maureen Caird, Australian track athlete (born 1951)
- Maureen George, field hockey player
- Maureen Forrester, Canadian operatic contralto (1930-2010)
- Maureen Gardner, British athletics competitor (1928–1974)
- Maureen Nisima, French fencer
- Maureen Mmadu, association football player
- Maureen Lipman, British actress, columnist and comedian
- Maureen Flannigan, American actress
- Maureen McCormick, American actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.