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 was first reported in SSA data in 1921 and peaked in 1978 (45 births).

About the name Marja

PronunciationMAHR-juh /ˈmɑːɹdʒə/
CultureDutchEstonianFinnish
45peak births 1978
1921first in SSA data

Names similar to Marja

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) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

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