Maureen

Irish variation of Mary

Maureen Origin and Meaning

The name Maureen is a girl's name of Irish origin.

Almost as popular in the 1950s among the Irish in Boston as it was with those back in Bray, Maureen was once among the most prominent Irish names for girls in the US but has fallen from favor along with most of her een-ending sisters such as Eileen and Colleen.

Maureen Rank in US Top 1000

# 937 in the US

Maureen Popularity

• 1238 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Maureen

• Maureen Denise McCormick American actress
• (Lois) Maureen Stapleton American actress
• Maureen O'Hara Irish actress
• Maureen Therese McGovern American singer/actress
• Maureen Paula O'Sullivan Irish actress
• Maureen Catherine Connolly American tennis player
• Maureen Johnson American novelist
• Maureen Diane Lipman English actress
• Maureen Ann "Moe" Tucker drummer of American band The Velvet Underground
• Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Jackson American singer, eldest Jackson sibling
• Maureen Ann "Mo" Collins American actress
• Maureen Elizabeth Reagan daughter of U.S. President Ronald Reagan
• Maureen Bridgid Dowd American newspaper columnist
• Maureen O'Connor American politician and justice
• Maureen Doherty Macken member of an Irish,American music group Cherish The Ladies
• Maureen Starkey Tigrett English hairdresser and first wife of Beatle, Ringo Starr

Maureen in Pop Culture

• Maureen Johnson character in musical "Rent"
• Intern Maureen character from the podcast "Welcome to Night Vale"
• Maureen Warren character from "Call the Midwife"
• Maureen Williams character from "Call the Midwife"
• Maureen Little character from Enid Blyton's "Malory Towers"
• Maureen McGill Stacey's mother in the "Baby,Sitters Club" book series
• Maureen Prescott character in the "Scream" franchise
• "Tango: Maureen " song in musical "Rent"