Maureen

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Maureen is a female name. In Gaelic, it is Máirín, a pet form of Máire, which is derived from the Hebrew Miriam. Some notable bearers of the name are:

From Wikipedia

Maureen first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 13 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1952 with 294 babies (rank #31 that year). It was not in the 2025 data.

Numerology of Maureen

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Maureen yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,873

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

294

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Maureen

Maureen O'Haraautobiographer · b. 1920
Maureen Stapletonfilm actor · b. 1925
Maureen O'Sullivanfilm actor · b. 1911
Maureen Connollytennis player · b. 1934
Maureen Tuckerpercussionist · b. 1944

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	294	#31
1953	246	#41
1954	226	#41
1955	190	#48
1956	191	#48
1957	140	#64
1958	110	#75
1959	131	#67
1960	121	#91
1961	88	#100
1962	94	#96
1963	41	#115
2014	1	#2,114