Recorded 1940–1964 Girls' name Peak 1940 60 births

Mareen — girls' name

60 babies named Mareen in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s231950s261960s11

The verdict

60 girls have been named Mareen since 1940, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1964.

60
total births
1940–1964
years on record
1950s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Mareen was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

7 babies were named Mareen in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mareen

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Mareen between 1940 and 1964, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mareen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mareen performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mareen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mareen 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 60 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.

Mareen at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

60

Since 1940

25 years of records

Peak year

1940

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1940

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1964

Mareen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1940

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1940)
7
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19641960195719541953195219511949194719421940 7

Mareen by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
26 births that decade — 43% of Mareen's all-time total
1940s231950s261960s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mareen?
60 babies have been named Mareen since 1940. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1940 with 7 births.
When was Mareen most popular?
Mareen was most popular in the 1950s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Mareen been used?
Mareen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 25 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Mareen?
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, 1940–1964 (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.