Recorded 1912–2022 Boys' name Peak 1920 53 births

Marden — boys' name

53 babies named Marden in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s151920s61930s111940s51950s52000s62020s5
1910s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Marden was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

6 babies were named Marden in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marden

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Marden between 1912 and 2022, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marden currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marden performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Marden shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marden 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 53 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.

Marden at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

53

Since 1912

111 years of records

Peak year

1920

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1912

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2022

Marden popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1912

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1920)
6
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
4.555.566.5 2022200219501942193919381920191819141912 5

Marden by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
15 births that decade — 28% of Marden's all-time total
1910s151920s61930s111940s51950s52000s62020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marden?
53 babies have been named Marden since 1912. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1920 with 6 births.
When was Marden most popular?
Marden was most popular in the 1910s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Marden been used?
Marden has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 111 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Marden?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mark, Martin, Marvin, Marcus, 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, 1912–2022 (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.