Maren
Usage of Maren in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Maren against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Maren is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Maren is linked to the Latin for “sea,” and is also a version of Mary. Maren is also traced to the Gaelic Muireann, “fair lady of the sea,” evoking waves and Marin County.
Maren in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 654 girls were named Maren, making it the #470 girls' name in the US. Since 1916, 13,059 girls have been named Maren, with the most (707) in 2021. It is most common, relative to births, in Montana, Maine and New Hampshire.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium (Flanders) | #839 girls | 5 | Statbel (Belgian federal statistical office), 2024 |
| Canada (Ontario) | #742 girls | 16 | Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General, ServiceOntario), 2024 |
| Iceland | #125 girls | 4 | Registers Iceland (Þjóðskrá Íslands), 2025 |
| Netherlands | #501 girls | 25 | Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), 2025 |
| Norway | #198 girls | 23 | Statistics Norway (SSB), 2025 |
| Scotland | #780 girls | 3 | National Records of Scotland (NRS), 2025 |
| Norway | #101 girls (all ages) | 6,720 | Statistics Norway (SSB), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Maren
There are 11 towns and villages with Maren in their name, in 10 countries.
🇳🇱 The Netherlands 2🇫🇮 Finland 1🇮🇩 Indonesia 1🇮🇹 Italy 1🇳🇬 Nigeria 1🇳🇴 Norway 1🇳🇵 Nepal 1🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maren-Kessel | North Brabant, 🇳🇱 The Netherlands | 645 | Map |
| Maren | North Brabant, 🇳🇱 The Netherlands | 210 | Map |
| Maren | Veneto, 🇮🇹 Italy | 9 | Map |
| Maren | Ostrobothnia, 🇫🇮 Finland | – | Map |
| Maren | Ogun State, 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – | Map |
| Maren | Bagmati Province, 🇳🇵 Nepal | – | Map |
| Maren | East New Britain Province, 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | – | Map |
| Maren | Blekinge, 🇸🇪 Sweden | – | Map |
| Maren | Northern Bahr al Ghazal, 🇸🇸 South Sudan | – | Map |
| Maren Wetan | East Java, 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Maren
There are 6 lakes and reservoirs with Maren in their name, in 2 countries.
🇸🇪 Sweden 5🇫🇮 Finland 1
| Name | Where | |
|---|---|---|
| Maren | Southwest Finland, 🇫🇮 Finland | Map |
| Maren | Gävleborg, 🇸🇪 Sweden | Map |
| Maren | Kalmar, 🇸🇪 Sweden | Map |
| Maren | Kalmar, 🇸🇪 Sweden | Map |
| Maren | Kalmar, 🇸🇪 Sweden | Map |
| Maren | Kalmar, 🇸🇪 Sweden | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Maren songs
2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Maren in their title. The best known:
- To Hell & Back (Maren Morris song) – Maren Morris (2020)
- Maren i Myra
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Maren products
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