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Maren

100% girls · #472 in the US for girls, 2025

Maren has been given to about 13,064 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 12,665
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Maren per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 707
  • Born in 2025654
  • All time13,064
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Maren?

Maren ranks 472nd among American girls in 2025, with 654 born that year. Its best year was 2021, when 707 babies were given the name, ranking 441st. The typical living American called Maren is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in Montana, where it accounts for 0.12% of births.

Names that sound like Maren

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Karen0.85
  2. Marlen0.88
  3. Caren0.85
  4. Madden0.82
  5. Maureen0.78
  6. Marleen0.80
  7. Carmen0.75
  8. Karmen0.75

Middle names for Maren

Ranked by flow score
  1. Maren Anne0.81
  2. Maren Catherine0.78
  3. Maren Josephine0.78
  4. Maren Rose0.77
  5. Maren Grace0.77
  6. Maren Eve0.77

Sibling names for Maren

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Samsonbrother · 0.99
  2. Santinobrother · 0.98
  3. Xiomarasister · 0.98
  4. Astridsister · 0.98
  5. Valentinobrother · 0.98
  6. Hollandeither · 0.98

Where Maren is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Montana0.12%
  2. Maine0.10%
  3. New Hampshire0.10%
  4. Iowa0.07%
  5. Kansas0.07%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Maren Anderson0.77
  2. Maren White0.72
  3. Maren Hill0.72
  4. Maren Hall0.72
  5. Maren Brown0.72
  6. Maren Young0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Maren

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Norway1945–2025

Maren across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.