Girls' name · since 1923
Marijo
1,281 babies named Marijo in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,350 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,281
- born since 1923
- 1950s
- peak decade
Marijo is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,281 have been recorded since 1923.
Marijo has 1,281 recorded births among girls since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2015.
- #6,350 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,281 born since 1923
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marijo ranks #6,350 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,281 born since 1923, peaking in the 1950s.
- #6,350 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,281
- born since 1923
- 1950s
- peak decade
Marijo's 1,281 recorded births place it above 91.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Marijo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marijo splits its recorded history at 1963: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marijo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2015
- Peak year (1957)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Marijo by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (401 births, 31% of the file).
1950s was Marijo's strongest decade.
401 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Marijo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 31
1920s
31 births
- 1930s 107
1930s
107 births
- 1940s
1940s
187 births
- 1950s
1950s
401 births
- 1960s
1960s
294 births
- 1970s 118
1970s
118 births
- 1980s 78
1980s
78 births
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 401 births (31% of all-time use).
How Marijo 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 Marijo's total volume
Marijo by state
Where Marijo concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 75 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 58 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 31 | 2.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 16 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Iowa | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #7 | California | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 6 | 0.5% |
75 of 1,281 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Marijo appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marijo's data
- Marijo's decade-level peak was the 1950s (401 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Marijos (75 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marijo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1923–2015 (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 Marijo 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.