Girl name Irish origin Catholic;Christian tradition

Maureen

mor-EEN · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Little Mary, Irish diminutive of Mary
Language
Irish
Culture
Irish;Gaelic
Religion
Catholic;Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Irish · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#4969
2024 births27
Peak year1957
First appeared1896
Total US births144,245
1957 peak18961928196019922024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
MoMona
Alternate spellings
MoreenMaureneMaurine
In other languages
Máirín (Irish)Maureen (English)

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Notable people named Maureen

Maureen Stapleton (actress)
Maureen O'Hara (actress)
Maureen Dowd (columnist)
Maureen McGovern (singer)