Is Maureen a boy or girl name?
Maureen is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 27 girls and 0 boys were named Maureen, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 144,573 US babies named Maureen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,969
- Babies named Maureen since 1896
- 144,573
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 4,605 babies
Boys and girls named Maureen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 91 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 703 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,981 | 100% |
| 1930s | 28 | 11,460 | 99.8% |
| 1940s | 62 | 30,262 | 99.8% |
| 1950s | 88 | 42,813 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 88 | 34,448 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 40 | 10,659 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 22 | 7,123 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,018 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,035 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 478 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 162 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,969 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,097 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,688 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,914 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,510 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,255 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,718 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,466 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,754 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,638 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,068 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,616 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,073 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,826 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,606 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,877 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 58 | #3,037 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,830 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,114 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,817 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,541 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,543 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,426 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,228 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,135 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 199 | #1,006 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 212 | #942 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 234 | #856 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 257 | #777 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 305 | #689 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 322 | #680 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 385 | #593 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 440 | #530 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 491 | #497 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 487 | #485 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 595 | #405 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 554 | #408 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 628 | #374 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 672 | #350 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,430 | 721 | #326 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 841 | #280 |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,129 | 914 | #270 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 829 | #293 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,304 | 882 | #280 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,808 | 882 | #276 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,867 | 774 | #299 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,588 | 842 | #287 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 809 | #284 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,624 | 877 | #277 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,722 | 1,011 | #253 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 1,032 | #247 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 1,172 | #237 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,560 | 1,471 | #203 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 1,789 | #182 |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,244 | 2,011 | #161 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,983 | 2,176 | #148 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,827 | 2,701 | #129 |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,298 | 3,016 | #119 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,792 | 3,481 | #107 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,195 | 3,835 | #107 |
| 1963 | 18 | #1,940 | 4,010 | #108 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,522 | 4,128 | #108 |
| 1961 | 9 | #3,029 | 4,569 | #104 |
| 1960 | 9 | #3,006 | 4,521 | #106 |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,374 | 4,448 | #106 |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,461 | 4,458 | #110 |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,760 | 4,595 | #103 |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,733 | 4,505 | #102 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,203 | 4,339 | #100 |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,178 | 4,369 | #97 |
| 1953 | 5 | #4,164 | 4,112 | #92 |
| 1952 | 5 | #4,091 | 4,039 | #94 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,254 | 3,878 | #93 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,223 | 4,070 | #89 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 3,923 | #89 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 4,077 | #88 |
| 1947 | 8 | #3,019 | 4,085 | #98 |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,087 | 3,684 | #95 |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,688 | 2,674 | #105 |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,030 | 2,536 | #107 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,868 | 2,760 | #105 |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,478 | 2,720 | #102 |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,805 | 1,993 | #129 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,608 | 1,810 | #135 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,799 | 1,586 | #146 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,857 | 1,611 | #144 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,390 | 1,395 | #155 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 1,329 | #155 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 1,230 | #162 |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,185 | 1,086 | #171 |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,980 | 1,063 | #170 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 887 | #204 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 741 | #225 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 532 | #281 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 309 | #382 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 284 | #399 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 243 | #440 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 225 | #456 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 157 | #574 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 194 | #513 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 183 | #521 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 132 | #638 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 147 | #597 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 107 | #704 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 95 | #719 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 113 | #676 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 93 | #727 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 93 | #713 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 114 | #613 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 60 | #744 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 55 | #706 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 40 | #791 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 26 | #848 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,252 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,009 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,320 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 18 | #915 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,206 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,644 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,222 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,525 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,955 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,859 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,866 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,379 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Maureen reached #1,940 in 1963. As a girl name, it reached #88 in 1948. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Maureen
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.