Maru
The Story of Maru
As a girl name
American parents first put Maru on the record books as a girl name in 2023, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 6 Marus were born — ranking #13,427 that year. Maru last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 11 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Maru first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2015, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2024: 8 births, good for #8,947 nationwide. About 69% of every Maru on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Maru last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 26 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Maru
Maru is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2015 and has accumulated 26 births in the dataset. Maru's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #8,947. Use the chart and map above to compare Maru's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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