The first name Maren
A girl’s name from Danish.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Danish origin
From Danish Maren, from Latin Marina.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 girls were named Maren, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2023, with 8 births (#2,927).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Maren with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Maren at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 654 girls born in the United States were named Maren, the 472nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2021, when 707 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Maren
8 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Maren MorrisAmerican country singer, born 1990
- Maren AdeGerman film director, screenwriter and producer (born 1976)
- Maren EggertGerman actress, born 1974
- Maren HammerschmidtGerman biathlete and custom officer, born 1989
- Maren JensenAmerican former model and actress, born 1956
- Maren MeinertGerman football coach and former player (born 1973)
- Maren KroymannGerman actress, satirist, cabaret artist, and singer (geb. 1949)
- Maren BaumbachGerman handball player, born 1981
Questions
- What does the name Maren mean?
- From Danish Maren, from Latin Marina.
- What is the origin of the name Maren?
- From Danish Maren, from Latin Marina.
- How popular is the name Maren?
- In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Maren, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 2023, with 8 births.
- Is Maren a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 13,064 US babies named Maren since 1880 were girls.
- When was Maren most popular?
- 2021 in the United States, when 707 babies were named Maren, its highest rank at 441st.