Maureen
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning dark; great; form of Maurin.
Maureen by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Maureen. In the US, 43 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 4,601 babies in 1957, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Names that come from Maureen
Forms of Maureen in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Maureen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Mahreenfull moon; variant of Maheen16 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marenof the sea; feminine form of Marinus463 in the US (2017)
- Mehreenmoon; lunar light33 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marleenbeloved star; variant of Marlene17 in the US (2017)
- Maheenfull moon12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Manreetmind-beloved or mind-devoted15 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Maureen
Names that are said the same way as Maureen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean darkness
Like Maureen, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Melaniedark, black3,232 in the US (2017)
- Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 in the US (2017)
- Delaneydark challenger; descendant of Dubhshláine1,270 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Maureen
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