Mavourneen
Mavourneen is a name with a single cultural origin: Irish.
- Irish
Meaning & Origin of Mavourneen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mavourneen is a name with a single cultural origin: Irish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
The Story of Mavourneen
The earliest SSA record of Mavourneen as a baby girl name dates back to 1938, when 6 babies received it. 1961 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Mavourneen — #4,548 in the national rankings. The 1940s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Mavourneens. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1965 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 52 Mavourneens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mavourneen
Mavourneen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1938 and has accumulated 52 births in the dataset. Mavourneen's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #4,548. Use the chart and map above to compare Mavourneen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.