Girls' name · since 1921
Marja
Marja has 437 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,826 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 437
- born since 1921
- 1980s
- peak decade
437 girls have been named Marja since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Marja has 437 recorded births among girls since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1999.
- #12,826 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 437 born since 1921
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marja ranks #12,826 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 437 born since 1921, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,826 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 437
- born since 1921
- 1980s
- peak decade
Marja's 437 recorded births place it above 82.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Marja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marja splits its recorded history at 1969: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1999
- Peak year (1978)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Marja by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (113 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Marja's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Marja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 28
1940s
28 births
- 1950s
1950s
68 births
- 1960s
1960s
74 births
- 1970s
1970s
111 births
- 1980s
1980s
113 births
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 113 births (26% of all-time use).
Marja by state
Where Marja concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.1% |
17 of 437 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Marja's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (113 total births) through the 1990s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Marjas (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Marja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1921–1999 (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 Marja 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.