Recorded 1915–1981 Girls' name Peak 1951 1,558 births

Marjean — girls' name

1,558 babies named Marjean in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s161920s2331930s3541940s3991950s3921960s1381970s201980s6
1940s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Marjean was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

55 babies were named Marjean in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marjean

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,558 babies named Marjean between 1915 and 1981, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marjean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marjean performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 399 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Marjean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 61 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Wisconsin and Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Marjean in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marjean 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 1,558 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.

Marjean at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

1,558

Since 1915

67 years of records

Peak year

1951

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1915

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1981

Marjean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1915

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1951)
55
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
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Marjean by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
399 births that decade — 26% of Marjean's all-time total
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Marjean by state

Where Marjean concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Marjean
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
61 3.9%
#2 Wisconsin
44 2.8%
#3 Minnesota
37 2.4%
#4 Iowa
33 2.1%
#5 Ohio
33 2.1%
#6 Michigan
19 1.2%
#7 South Dakota
10 0.6%
#8 Nebraska
6 0.4%
Utah share of Marjean's total US births 3.9%
Even split

61 of 1,558 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Marjean appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marjean?
1,558 babies have been named Marjean since 1915. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1951 with 55 births.
When was Marjean most popular?
Marjean was most popular in the 1940s decade with 399 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
Where is Marjean most popular?
The top states for the name Marjean are Utah (61 births), Wisconsin (44 births), Minnesota (37 births).
How long has the name Marjean been used?
Marjean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 67 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Marjean?
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, 1915–1981 (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.