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Maureen

/mɔˈɹin/ · 100% girls · 32 born in 2025

Maureen has been given to about 144,604 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1957, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/mɔˈɹin/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 116,517
Median age today68 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Maureen per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1957 · 4,606
  • Born in 202532
  • All time144,604
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Maureen?

Its best year was 1957, when 4,606 babies were given the name, ranking 103rd. The typical living American called Maureen is about 68 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Maureen

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Laureen0.88
  2. Lauren0.81
  3. Maren0.78
  4. Marleen0.72
  5. Karen0.66
  6. Marlen0.69
  7. Caren0.66
  8. Madden0.66

Middle names for Maureen

Ranked by flow score
  1. Maureen Anne0.85
  2. Maureen Rose0.81
  3. Maureen Grace0.81
  4. Maureen Eve0.81
  5. Maureen Jane0.81
  6. Maureen Louise0.81

Sibling names for Maureen

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Tommybrother · 0.96
  2. Gwendolynsister · 0.96
  3. Dannybrother · 0.95
  4. Brucebrother · 0.93
  5. Pennysister · 0.93
  6. Joysister · 0.93

Where Maureen is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Maureen White0.76
  2. Maureen Hill0.76
  3. Maureen Hall0.76
  4. Maureen Brown0.76
  5. Maureen Young0.73
  6. Maureen Wright0.73

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Maureen

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Maureen across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.