Boys' name · since 2000
Marken
Marken has 91 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,036 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,785 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 91
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
91 babies have been named Marken since 2000, making it today's #12785 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marken has been recorded 91 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #12785 nationally and more common than 8% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #18,036 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,785 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 91 born since 2000
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marken ranks #18,036 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,785 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 91 born since 2000, peaking in the 2020s.
- #18,036 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,785 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 91
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
Marken's 91 recorded births place it above 60.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Marken compares
91 24th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Marken's all-time total is 75% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marken | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 91 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Marken's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marken splits its recorded history at 2019: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marken popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Marken by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (46 births, 51% of the file).
2020s was Marken's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Marken births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
39 births
- 2020s
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 46 births (51% of all-time use).
Marken by state
Where Marken concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
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What to do with Marken's data
- Texas records the most Markens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marken: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Marken 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.