Maureen

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A few things about Maureen you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Maureen

Maureen O'Hara

Irish–American actress and singer (1920–2015)

Choose Maureen and your child shares a first name with Maureen O'Hara, an Irish–American actress and singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Maureen, like who?” Maureen O'Hara's Wikipedia article is available in 59 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: USMC Archives from Quantico, USA, CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 50,251 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Maureen, 32 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Maureen would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMaureen first shows up in US birth records in 1896, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 129 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1948, when it ranked #88. Today it's #4,352, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowMaureen was 4.5× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 11,211 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 50,251.
• 🚀TrendMaureen has climbed 101 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #4,352. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.

About the name Maureen

Maureen is a girl name of Anglo Saxon, Celtic Gaelic and French origin. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-een”. US birth records list Maureen for girls from 1896 to 2025, in 127 of those 130 years. Its best year was 1948, when it ranked #88 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #4,352, with 32 babies.

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