Marja

MAHR-juh /ˈmɑːɹdʒə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Marja is a rare variant of Maryjo that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.

Marja is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1999. Marja first appears in 1921 and peaked in 1978 (45 births).

About the name Marja

PronunciationMAHR-juh /ˈmɑːɹdʒə/
CultureDutchEstonianFinnish
45peak births 1978
1921first appeared

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How popular is Marja?

Girls named Marja
192119301940195019601970198019901999
Girls named Marja per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1921–1999 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1999)

Marja total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
199966#13,778
19976#13,119
19945#14,858
19929#9,216
19916#12,499
19906#12,320
19895#13,713
19888#8,895
19877#9,417
19866#10,349
198513#5,557
198418#4,259
198310#6,514
198213#5,408
198115#4,866
198018#4,241
197919#3,988
197845#2,109
197727#2,967
19757#7,650
19736#8,024
19707#6,771
19697#6,359
19676#6,514
19667#5,608
19657#5,611
19649#4,852
196310#4,437
19627#5,637
196112#3,925
19609#4,654
19598#4,878
19586#5,853
19578#4,776
195611#3,828
19558#4,608
19546#5,522
19536#5,437
19528#4,353
19507#4,587
19499#3,789
19487#4,476
19467#4,270
19435#5,109
19215#5,616