Boys' name · since 1912
Marden
Marden has 53 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,786 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 53
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
53 boys have been named Marden since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marden has been recorded 53 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2022.
- #21,786 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 53 born since 1912
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marden ranks #21,786 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.
- #21,786 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 53
- born since 1912
- 1910s
- peak decade
Marden's 53 recorded births place it above 51.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marden's SSA record in two at 1939 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2022
- Peak year (1920)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Marden by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (15 births, 28% of the file).
1910s was Marden's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Marden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
15 births
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 15 births (28% of all-time use).
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- Marden's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- 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 Marden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~110 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, 1912–2022 (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 Marden 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.