How Many People Are Named Maren?
An estimated 11,724 people in the United States have the first name Maren. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Maren peaked in popularity in 2021 with 707 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maren as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maren paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
11,724
About 1 in 29,235 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2021
707 births
Total Registered
12,406
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maren
Maren is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 12,406 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maren as a male name
Ranked #13,614 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 2022 (5 births)
Maren as a female name
Ranked #570 in 2024
529 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (707 births)
Maren: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maren span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,168 babies were registered. Maren remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Maren by Decade
How has Maren tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Maren by State
Birth registrations for Maren span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Minnesota, Utah. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, West Virginia. On average, about 205 Marens were registered per state.
Maren + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maren as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maren
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Maren: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maren?
We estimate approximately 11,724 people named Maren are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 29,235 Americans share this first name.
Is Maren a common name?
Maren is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,406 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maren most popular?
Maren reached peak popularity in 2021, when 707 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maren is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maren a female name?
Maren is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maren Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maren Smith, Maren Johnson, Maren Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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