Given name & surname
Moreen
Moreen is used as a given name and a surname. Moreen is connected with Gaelic.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Irish use, Moreen is used as a form of Gaelic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1926. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Moreen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 263
- 0 boys · 263 girls
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 1956. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 579 as a first name in 2020; 195 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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