Boys' name · since 1961
Marwan
Marwan has 1,367 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,211 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,377 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,367
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Marwan currently ranks #2377 among boys' names in America, with 1,367 babies recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Marwan recorded 1,367 times among boys since 1961, holding rank #2377 nationally today, ahead of 83% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #4,211 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,377 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,367 born since 1961
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marwan ranks #4,211 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,377 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,367 born since 1961, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,211 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,377 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,367
- born since 1961
- 2010s
- peak decade
Marwan's 1,367 recorded births place it above 90.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Marwan compares
1,367 Top 27% higher than 73% of 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
Marwan's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marwan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,367 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 34 | 22,252 |
Marwan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marwan's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 58, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marwan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Marwan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (436 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Marwan's strongest decade.
436 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Marwan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 118
1970s
118 births
- 1980s 124
1980s
124 births
- 1990s 148
1990s
148 births
- 2000s
2000s
259 births
- 2010s
2010s
436 births
- 2020s
2020s
277 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 436 births (32% of all-time use).
How Marwan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Marwan's total volume
Marwan by state
Where Marwan concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 82 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 67 | 4.9% |
| #3 | California | | 64 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 33 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 19 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Texas | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
82 of 1,367 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Marwan's data
- Marwan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (436 total births) through the 2020s (277) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Marwans (82 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Marwan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Marwan 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.