Recorded 1939–1974 Girls' name Peak 1958 145 births

Marji — girls' name

145 babies named Marji in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s151950s601960s541970s10

The verdict

145 girls have been named Marji since 1939, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1974.

145
total births
1939–1974
years on record
1950s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Marji was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

13 babies were named Marji in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marji

The Social Security Administration has registered 145 babies named Marji between 1939 and 1974, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marji currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marji performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Marji shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marji in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marji 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 145 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.

Marji at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

145

Since 1939

36 years of records

Peak year

1958

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1939

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1974

Marji popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1939

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1958)
13
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
468101214 19741966196219591956195319461939 6

Marji by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
60 births that decade — 41% of Marji's all-time total
1930s61940s151950s601960s541970s10

Marji by state

Where Marji concentrates geographically — total births since 1939

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marji
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.4%
California share of Marji's total US births 3.4%

5 of 145 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marji?
145 babies have been named Marji since 1939. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1958 with 13 births.
When was Marji most popular?
Marji was most popular in the 1950s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Marji most popular?
The top states for the name Marji are California (5 births).
How long has the name Marji been used?
Marji has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 36 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Marji?
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.

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, 1939–1974 (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.