Recorded 1962–2007 Boys' name Peak 1962 29 births

Maarten — boys' name

29 babies named Maarten in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61980s61990s112000s6
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Maarten was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

6 babies were named Maarten in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maarten

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Maarten between 1962 and 2007, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Maarten currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maarten performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Maarten shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maarten in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 29 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Maarten at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

29

Since 1962

46 years of records

Peak year

1962

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1962

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2007

Maarten popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1962

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1962)
6
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
4.555.566.5 20071998199219861962 6

Maarten by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 38% of Maarten's all-time total
1960s61980s61990s112000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maarten?
29 babies have been named Maarten since 1962. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1962 with 6 births.
When was Maarten most popular?
Maarten was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Maarten been used?
Maarten has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 46 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Maarten?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Maaz, Maalik, Maahir, Maanav, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1962–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.