Maureen comes from the Hebrew / Irish tradition, meaning Beloved / born of the sea.
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How popular is Maureen?
1957peak year
Today, Maureen is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #4001), with only about 38 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1957, 4,595 babies were given the name (ranked #103 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1950s. Maureen's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 144,573 babies have been registered as Maureen since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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