Recorded 1921–1988 Girls' name Peak 1959 373 births

Marijean — girls' name

373 babies named Marijean in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s291930s511940s1171950s1061960s431970s161980s11
1940s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Marijean was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

19 babies were named Marijean in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marijean

The Social Security Administration has registered 373 babies named Marijean between 1921 and 1988, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marijean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marijean performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Marijean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marijean 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 373 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.

Marijean at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

373

Since 1921

68 years of records

Peak year

1959

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1921

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 1988

Marijean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1921

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1959)
19
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
05101520 19881966195719511945193919301921 6

Marijean by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
117 births that decade — 31% of Marijean's all-time total
1920s291930s511940s1171950s1061960s431970s161980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marijean?
373 babies have been named Marijean since 1921. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1959 with 19 births.
When was Marijean most popular?
Marijean was most popular in the 1940s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Marijean been used?
Marijean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 68 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Marijean?
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.

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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, 1921–1988 (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.