Recorded 1996–2012 Girls' name Peak 2011 104 births

Marijah — girls' name

104 babies named Marijah in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s182000s622010s24

The verdict

104 girls have been named Marijah since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.

104
total births
1996–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Marijah was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

12 babies were named Marijah in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marijah

The Social Security Administration has registered 104 babies named Marijah between 1996 and 2012, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marijah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marijah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Marijah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marijah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 104 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Marijah at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

104

Since 1996

17 years of records

Peak year

2011

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1996

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2012

Marijah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1996

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2011)
12
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
468101214 20122010200720052003200119991996 5

Marijah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
62 births that decade — 60% of Marijah's all-time total
1990s182000s622010s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marijah?
104 babies have been named Marijah since 1996. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2011 with 12 births.
When was Marijah most popular?
Marijah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Marijah been used?
Marijah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 17 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Marijah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.