Girls' name · since 1962
Marija
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 519 babies named Marija, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,577 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 519
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
519 girls have been named Marija since 1962, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Marija has 519 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2024.
- #11,577 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 519 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marija ranks #11,577 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 519 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,577 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 519
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marija's 519 recorded births place it above 83.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Marija's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marija's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marija popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2024
- Peak year (2008)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Marija by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (124 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Marija's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Marija births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s
1970s
91 births
- 1980s
1980s
87 births
- 1990s
1990s
97 births
- 2000s
2000s
124 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 124 births (24% of all-time use).
How Marija compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marija's total volume
Marija by state
Where Marija concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 12 | 2.3% |
12 of 519 births nationwide.
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What to do with Marija's data
- Marija's decade-level peak was the 2000s (124 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Marijas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marija: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~62 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1962–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Marija draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.