girl's name
Maren
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 13,941
the United States
#471
2025 births
Maren is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 654 babies in the United States, ranking #471. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2021, when 707 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 5,069 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1916.
Maren over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 15 |
| 1920s | 45 |
| 1930s | 107 |
| 1940s | 251 |
| 1950s | 335 |
| 1960s | 344 |
| 1970s | 720 |
| 1980s | 1,099 |
| 1990s | 989 |
| 2000s | 2,205 |
| 2010s | 3,168 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 3,786 |
How popular is Maren?
In 2025, Maren was given to 654 babies in the United States, ranking #471 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Maren is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Maren
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maren also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maren over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Maren in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Maren
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maren — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maren
How popular is the name Maren?
In 2025, Maren was given to 654 babies in the United States, ranking #471 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Maren a girl's or a boy's name?
Maren is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maren most popular?
Maren peaked in 2021, when 707 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Maren a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maren currently ranks #471 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.