Boys' name · since 1962
Maarten
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 29 babies named Maarten, peaking in 1962. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,139 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Maarten is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 29 have been recorded since 1962.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maarten has been recorded 29 times among boys since 1962, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2007.
- #26,139 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 29 born since 1962
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maarten ranks #26,139 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1962, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,139 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1962
- 1990s
- peak decade
Maarten's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Maarten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Maarten splits its recorded history at 1992: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Maarten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2007
- Peak year (1962)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Maarten by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (11 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Maarten's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Maarten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 11 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Maarten's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2000s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Maarten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1962–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maarten draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.