Marren

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 8 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Marren by the numbers

Marren was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Marren

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Marren. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Marenof the sea; feminine form of Marinus463 in the US (2017)
  • Marlen54 in the US (2017)
  • Mirren8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Marleypleasant lake or fen clearing395 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Marleepleasant lake or fen clearing; a variant of Marley657 in the US (2017)
  • Marieof the sea; beloved; form of Mary453 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Marren

Names that are said the same way as Marren, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Maureendark; great; form of Maurin43 in the US (2017)
  • Mairinof the sea; a form of Maureen18 in the US (2017)
  • Mahreenfull moon; variant of Maheen16 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Maurinedark-skinned; a feminine form of maurice
  • Maryn136 in the US (2017)
  • Mayrin30 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Marren

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