Recorded 1982–2008 Girls' name Peak 1983 22 births

Maran — girls' name

22 babies named Maran in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s172000s5

The verdict

22 girls have been named Maran since 1982, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2008.

22
total births
1982–2008
years on record
1980s
peak decade
77%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Maran was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

10 babies were named Maran in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maran

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Maran between 1982 and 2008, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maran currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maran performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Maran shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maran 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 22 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.

Maran at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

22

Since 1982

27 years of records

Peak year

1983

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1982

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2008

Maran popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1982

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1983)
10
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4681012 200819831982 7

Maran by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
17 births that decade — 77% of Maran's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maran?
22 babies have been named Maran since 1982. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1983 with 10 births.
When was Maran most popular?
Maran was most popular in the 1980s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Maran been used?
Maran has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 27 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Maran?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1982–2008 (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.