Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2021

Maren

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #472 Trend → Stable

Maren is a Germanic feminine given name that originated as a Danish variant of the name Marina.

Rank 2025
#472
among girls · ↑97 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
654
named Maren · +23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,458
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
707 babies
All-time total
13,064
#1,416 all-time among girls
First recorded
1916
in Social Security records

Maren popularity over time

13,064 babies have been named Maren since 1916, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 15 – 15 2 – #3,446
1920s 45 – 45 5 +200% #2,895
1930s 107 – 107 11 +138% #1,917
1940s 251 – 251 25 +135% #1,438
1950s 335 – 335 34 +33% #1,388
1960s 344 – 344 34 +3% #1,745
1970s 720 – 720 72 +109% #733
1980s 1,099 – 1,099 110 +53% #943
1990s 989 – 989 99 -10% #1,331
2000s 2,205 – 2,205 221 +123% #933
2010s 3,168 – 3,168 317 +44% #515
2020s (to 2025) 3,781 5 3,786 631 +99% #438

Where Maren is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 661 0.41 #465
2027 666 0.41 #463
2028 671 0.42 #461
2029 675 0.42 #458
2030 679 0.42 #454

Where Maren is most popular

Girls named Maren per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.379 per 1,000. Strongest in Iowa, Maine, and Nebraska.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Maren born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Iowa 109 1.87 +392%
Maine 25 1.62 +326%
Nebraska 52 1.45 +281%
Kansas 80 1.39 +266%
North Dakota 18 1.37 +261%
New Hampshire 22 1.19 +214%
Wyoming 5 1.17 +209%
Minnesota 123 1.14 +200%
Idaho 34 1.02 +168%
District of Columbia 12 1.01 +167%
Ohio 212 0.894 +136%
Indiana 118 0.841 +122%
Wisconsin 86 0.835 +120%
Missouri 92 0.763 +101%
Oregon 45 0.691 +82%
Michigan 124 0.681 +79%
Colorado 73 0.654 +72%
Massachusetts 79 0.653 +72%
Connecticut 36 0.619 +63%
Montana 8 0.591 +56%
Washington 83 0.575 +51%
Kentucky 48 0.561 +48%
Utah 46 0.553 +46%
Illinois 126 0.550 +45%
Louisiana 46 0.526 +39%
Mississippi 24 0.513 +35%
Pennsylvania 114 0.482 +27%
Arkansas 25 0.473 +25%
South Carolina 42 0.467 +23%
Virginia 76 0.446 +18%
North Carolina 99 0.435 +15%
Maryland 44 0.415 +9%
Tennessee 63 0.398 +5%
Alabama 36 0.383 ≈ national
South Dakota 5 0.350 -8%
Georgia 79 0.348 -8%
New York 110 0.278 -27%
New Jersey 46 0.255 -33%
Oklahoma 18 0.245 -36%
Texas 186 0.231 -39%
Arizona 31 0.221 -42%
Florida 85 0.199 -48%
California 143 0.170 -55%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Maren

Maren is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #472 in 2025 with 654 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 13,064 American babies have been named Maren. Its peak came in 2021, when 707 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Maren stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Maren?

The median living Maren is about 13 years old; half are between 5 and 28. An estimated 13 thousand people named Maren are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Maren year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 654 #472 – –
2024 532 #569 – –
2023 555 #545 – –
2022 630 #502 5 #13,624
2021 707 #441 – –
2020 703 #438 – –
2019 610 #515 – –
2018 498 #606 – –
2017 465 #635 – –
2016 291 #942 – –
2015 230 #1,117 – –
2014 214 #1,158 – –
2013 215 #1,129 – –
2012 230 #1,082 – –
2011 226 #1,089 – –
2010 189 #1,267 – –
2009 234 #1,090 – –
2008 278 #965 – –
2007 276 #975 – –
2006 252 #1,016 – –
2005 266 #933 – –
2004 255 #944 – –
2003 175 #1,216 – –
2002 161 #1,241 – –
2001 169 #1,210 – –
2000 139 #1,355 – –
1995 99 #1,547 – –
1990 75 #1,887 – –
1985 98 #1,344 – –
1980 159 #943 – –
1975 68 #1,507 – –
1970 47 #1,871 – –
1965 32 #2,094 – –
1960 36 #1,911 – –
1955 46 #1,505 – –
1950 44 #1,388 – –
1945 26 #1,639 – –
1940 22 #1,724 – –
1935 13 #2,389 – –
1930 6 #4,362 – –
1925 11 #3,059 – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Maren

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Maren Morris Maren Morris American country singer (born 1990) Contemporary
  2. 2 Maren Ade Maren Ade German film director, screenwriter, and producer b. 1976 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Maren Lundby Maren Lundby Norwegian ski jumper (born 1994) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Maren, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Maren?

The median living Maren is about 13 years old. Half of all living Marens are between 5 and 28 years old.

How many people named Maren are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Maren are alive in the United States, based on 13,064 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Maren mean?

Maren is a Germanic feminine given name that originated as a Danish variant of the name Marina.

How popular is the name Maren in 2025?

Maren ranked #472 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 654 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Maren?

13,064 babies have been named Maren in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Maren most popular?

Maren peaked in 2021, when 707 newborns received the name.

Is Maren a boy or girl name?

Maren is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Maren rising or falling?

Maren is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Maren become more popular?

Maren looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 679 girls named Maren in 2030, ranking around #454. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Maren?

Well-known people named Maren include Maren Morris (singer), Maren Ade (film director), Maren Lundby (skier).

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