Names / Unisex names
Maru
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#9,550
in 2024
First recorded
2015
in U.S. data
Children named
37
since 2015
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #9,550 in 2024 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(MAH-roo): “Round.” A classic pet name and genuinely adorable. It enters U.S. records in American naming data in 2015. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Roughly 37 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.