Total births
13,059
Girls' name · since 1916
Maren
13,059 babies named Maren in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #568
- among girls today
- 13,059
- born since 1916
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 97%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Maren is the #568 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 13,059 recorded since 1916.
Maren has 13,059 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #568 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #568 among girls today
- 13,059 born since 1916
- 2020s peak decade
- 97% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Maren is currently the #568 girls' name in America, more common than 97% of girls - 13,059 born since 1916, peaking in the 2020s.
- #568
- among girls today
- 13,059
- born since 1916
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 97%
- more common than other girls
Maren vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#568
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 97% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
29% of everyone ever named Maren was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
707 babies were named Maren in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Maren compares
13,059 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maren's all-time total is 34x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maren | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,059 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 707 | 48 | 19,840 |
Maren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maren's full recorded timeline at 1974, 90% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 10% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 707 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maren at a glance
Top 1,000 girls' namePeak year
2021
Current rank
#568
Active since
1916
Maren popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 707
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Maren popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2022 (Maren as boys' name)
Maren by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Maren's strongest decade.
3,781 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Maren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 15
1910s
15 births
- 1920s 45
1920s
45 births
- 1930s 107
1930s
107 births
- 1940s 251
1940s
251 births
- 1950s 335
1950s
335 births
- 1960s 344
1960s
344 births
- 1970s 720
1970s
720 births
- 1980s 1,099
1980s
1,099 births
- 1990s 989
1990s
989 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,205 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,168 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,781 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 3,781 births (29% of all-time use).
How Maren compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maren's total volume
Maren vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Maren by state
Where Maren concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,033 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 894 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Utah | | 662 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 596 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 577 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 429 | 3.3% |
| #7 | New York | | 364 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Washington | | 353 | 2.7% |
California share of Maren's total US births 7.9%
Even split
1,033 of 13,059 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Maren appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Maren? ▼
Since 1916, Social Security records show 13,059 babies named Maren. Today it holds rank #568 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 707 births.
When was Maren most popular? ▼
Maren was most popular in the 2020s decade with 3,781 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Maren most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Maren are California (1,033 births), Minnesota (894 births), Utah (662 births).
How long has the name Maren been used? ▼
Maren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 110 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Maren? ▼
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.
What to do with Maren's data
- California records the most Marens (1,033 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Maren
Nearby Names Like Maren
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maren
Mary Girl
#131 4,141,481 births
Margaret Girl
#119 1,264,774 births
Maria Girl
#74 566,111 births
Martha Girl
#666 551,741 births
Marie Girl
#632 540,077 births
Compare Maren side by side: Maren vs Mary Maren vs Margaret Maren vs Maria
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1916–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Maren: #568 Girls' Name - 13,059 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maren. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Maren 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 June 2026.