Maureen

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Maureen: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Maureen: Recorded since 1952, its highest recorded position is #31, and it stood at #3,695 in 2024.

5registrars recorded it
93times a registrar ranked it
73years from first to last
#31highest recorded position
19groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2096
1997	#1958
1998	#1823
1999	#1805
2000	#2746
2001	#2783
2002	#1928
2003	#2436
2004	#3197
2005	#3970
2006	#3116
2007	#5201
2009	#2759
2010	#4688
2012	#3681
2014	#4684
2015	#5730
2017	#4763
2018	#5666
2019	#5591
2021	#5581
2023	#3218
2024	#3695

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 46 of the 50 years from 1964 to 2013.

In 2009: #893 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #2759 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1952–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #31 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1962
Highest recorded position: #31 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1962).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Maureen appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, with 46 ranked years and 1,299 births registered; the earliest is New South Wales, Australia · Girls, from 1952.

Maureen across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Maureen's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#91 (1964)	#91 (1964)	#747 (2013)	46 of 50	1,299 (1964–2013)	68 (1973)
England and Wales · Girls	#2096 (1996)	#1805 (1999)	#3695 (2024)	23 of 29	128 (1996–2024)	9 (1998)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#31 (1952)	#31 (1952)	#89 (1962)	11 of 11	1,831 (1952–1962)	294 (1952)
New Zealand · Girls	#42 (1954)	#42 (1954)	#96 (1964)	11 of 11	1,099 (1954–1964)	153 (1954)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#358 (1997)	#358 (1997)	#384 (2006)	2 of 10	6 (1997–2006)	3 (1997)

Maureen by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Maureen in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	320	6 of 10	53
1970sbusiest	536	10 of 10	54
1980s	296	10 of 10	30
1990s	105	10 of 10	11
2000s	35	8 of 10	4
2010s	7	2 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1970s were its busiest decade, averaging 54 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Maureen appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1952 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #31 in New South Wales, Australia in 1952.

Maureen's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#3695	6	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#3218	7	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#5581	3	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#5591	3	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#5666	3	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#4763	4	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#5730	3	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#4684	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#3681	6	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#4688	4	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#2759	8	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#5201	3	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#3116	6	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#3970	4	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#3197	5	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#2436	7	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#1928	9	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#2783	5	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#2746	5	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#1805	9	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#1823	9	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#1958	8	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#2096	7	High	Verified
1962	New South Wales, Australia	female	#89	94	Insufficient	Not yet available
1961	New South Wales, Australia	female	#94	88	Insufficient	Not yet available
1960	New South Wales, Australia	female	#73	121	Insufficient	Not yet available
1959	New South Wales, Australia	female	#67	131	Insufficient	Not yet available
1958	New South Wales, Australia	female	#75	110	Insufficient	Not yet available
1957	New South Wales, Australia	female	#64	140	Insufficient	Not yet available
1956	New South Wales, Australia	female	#48	191	Insufficient	Not yet available
1955	New South Wales, Australia	female	#48	190	Insufficient	Not yet available
1954	New South Wales, Australia	female	#41	226	Insufficient	Not yet available
1953	New South Wales, Australia	female	#41	246	Insufficient	Not yet available
1952	New South Wales, Australia	female	#31	294	Insufficient	Not yet available
1964	New Zealand	female	#96	70	High	Verified
1963	New Zealand	female	#97	70	High	Verified
1962	New Zealand	female	#93	81	High	Verified
1961	New Zealand	female	#94	81	High	Verified
1960	New Zealand	female	#91	80	High	Verified
1959	New Zealand	female	#82	84	High	Verified
1958	New Zealand	female	#73	93	High	Verified
1957	New Zealand	female	#50	133	High	Verified
1956	New Zealand	female	#53	121	High	Verified
1955	New Zealand	female	#46	133	High	Verified
1954	New Zealand	female	#42	153	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#384	3	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#358	3	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#747	4	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#937	3	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#893	3	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#750	4	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#842	3	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#550	5	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#576	4	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#490	5	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#406	6	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#413	5	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#528	3	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#425	4	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#496	4	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#393	6	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#352	7	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#240	14	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#223	17	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#213	19	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#263	13	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#214	18	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#250	14	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#200	21	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#200	23	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#183	27	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#203	24	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#173	34	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#166	37	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#173	33	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#163	40	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#166	43	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#153	47	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#148	45	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#138	51	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#126	61	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#127	56	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#147	50	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#122	68	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#148	44	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#129	55	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#116	59	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#122	53	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#127	43	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#107	58	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#125	43	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#111	56	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#91	67	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1952 and 2024, ranked in 70 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #31, first reached in 1952.

It held a top-100 place in 13 years, 13 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 294 births, registered in New South Wales, Australia in 1952.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1954, and 45 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Maude · #542, 26y
Maura · #136, 58y
Maurice · #46, 69y
Mauricio · #2418, 12y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Annette · #31, 72y
Debbie · #31, 66y
Joan · #31, 73y
Carolyn · #32, 68y

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1950 and 1959.

Debbie · #31, 66y
Henriette · #31, 71y
Janine · #31, 59y
Owen · #31, 70y

Maureen was ranked #31 in New South Wales, Australia · Girls in 1952. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Maureen and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Maureen without appearing here.

Maureen moved ahead of

Cheryl Compare
In 2022 they stood at #5591 and #2286 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #3218 and #5687.
Donna Compare
In 2022 they stood at #5581 and #4634 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #3218 and #5687.
Kristin Compare
In 2022 they stood at #5591 and #5591 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #3218 and #5687.
Tracey Compare
In 2022 they stood at #5666 and #3985 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #3218 and #5687.

Moved ahead of Maureen

Dylan Compare
In 2006 they stood at #3116 and #3548 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2007 that had become #5201 and #2085.
Fiadh Compare
In 2014 they stood at #4684 and #5691 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2015 that had become #5730 and #2705.
Meabh Compare
In 2013 they stood at #3681 and #5876 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2014 that had become #4684 and #2314.
Francis Compare
In 2016 they stood at #3681 and #4838 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2017 that had become #4763 and #2502.

Moved the opposite way to Maureen

Aisling Compare
Between 1964 and 2013 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Maureen went from #91 to #747 while Aisling went from #154 to #51.
Alexandra Compare
Between 1964 and 2013 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Maureen went from #91 to #747 while Alexandra went from #222 to #90.
Anna Compare
Between 1964 and 2013 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Maureen went from #91 to #747 while Anna went from #34 to #12.
Ashley Compare
Between 1964 and 2013 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Maureen went from #91 to #747 while Ashley went from #372 to #201.

Moved the same way as Maureen

Alma Compare
Between 1964 and 2013 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Maureen went from #91 to #747 and Alma from #327 to #660.
Deirdre Compare
Between 1964 and 2013 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Maureen went from #91 to #747 and Deirdre from #14 to #747.
Eileen Compare
Between 1964 and 2013 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Maureen went from #91 to #747 and Eileen from #17 to #374.
Evelyn Compare
Between 1964 and 2013 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Maureen went from #91 to #747 and Evelyn from #83 to #197.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1952 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #31 in New South Wales, Australia in 1952. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Maureen

Maureen at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Maureen across 5 official records

Maureen by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Maureen appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Maureen and the names beside it

Maureen moved ahead of

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Maureen at a glance

Maureen across 5 official records

Maureen by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Maureen appears in

What the record shows

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Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Names published alongside Maureen

Maureen and the names beside it

Maureen moved ahead of

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