Girls' name · since 1935
Marjo
Since 1935, U.S. Social Security records show 201 babies named Marjo, peaking in 1939. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,777 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 201
- born since 1935
- 1940s
- peak decade
Marjo is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 201 have been recorded since 1935.
Marjo has 201 recorded births among girls since 1935, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 1969.
- #19,777 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 201 born since 1935
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marjo ranks #19,777 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 201 born since 1935, peaking in the 1940s.
- #19,777 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 201
- born since 1935
- 1940s
- peak decade
Marjo's 201 recorded births place it above 72.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by South Dakota.
Marjo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marjo's full recorded timeline at 1948, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1937, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1939 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marjo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1969
- Peak year (1939)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Marjo by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (71 births, 35% of the file).
1940s was Marjo's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Marjo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
63 births
- 1940s
1940s
71 births
- 1950s
1950s
49 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 71 births (35% of all-time use).
Marjo by state
Where Marjo concentrates geographically, total births since 1935
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Dakota | | 7 | 3.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 2.5% |
7 of 201 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Marjo's data
- Marjo's decade-level peak was the 1940s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Dakota records the most Marjos (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Dakota 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 Marjo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1939)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1935–1969 (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 Marjo 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.