Recorded 1935–1969 Girls' name Peak 1939 201 births

Marjo — girls' name

201 babies named Marjo in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1939. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s631940s711950s491960s18
1940s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Marjo was born in this single decade.

1939
Single peak year

35 babies were named Marjo in 1939 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marjo

The Social Security Administration has registered 201 babies named Marjo between 1935 and 1969, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marjo currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1939, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marjo performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marjo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Dakota, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Marjo in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marjo 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 201 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.

Marjo at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

201

Since 1935

35 years of records

Peak year

1939

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1935

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1969

Marjo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1935

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1939)
35
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
010203040 196919591954195019461943194019371935 6

Marjo by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
71 births that decade — 35% of Marjo's all-time total
1930s631940s711950s491960s18

Marjo by state

Where Marjo concentrates geographically — total births since 1935

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Marjo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Dakota
7 3.5%
#2 Texas
5 2.5%
South Dakota share of Marjo's total US births 3.5%
Even split

7 of 201 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marjo?
201 babies have been named Marjo since 1935. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1939 with 35 births.
When was Marjo most popular?
Marjo was most popular in the 1940s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1939.
Where is Marjo most popular?
The top states for the name Marjo are South Dakota (7 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Marjo been used?
Marjo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 35 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Marjo?
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, 1935–1969 (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.