Girls' name · since 1961
Marj
14 babies named Marj in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #50,596 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 14
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marj is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 14 have been recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Marj recorded 14 times among girls since 1961, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1962.
- #50,596 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 14 born since 1961
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marj ranks #50,596 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14 born since 1961, peaking in the 1960s.
- #50,596 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 14
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marj's 14 recorded births place it above 29.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marj's full recorded timeline at 1962, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marj popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1962
- Peak year (1961)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Marj by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (14 births, 100% of the file).
1960s was Marj's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Marj births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 14 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marj: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~1 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, 1961–1962 (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 Marj 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.