Recorded 1916–1945 Girls' name Peak 1916 155 births

Marjoria — girls' name

155 babies named Marjoria in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s371920s641930s441940s10
1920s
Peak decade

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

1916
Single peak year

13 babies were named Marjoria in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marjoria

The Social Security Administration has registered 155 babies named Marjoria between 1916 and 1945, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marjoria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1945. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marjoria performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marjoria shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marjoria 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 155 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.

Marjoria at a glance

Last recorded 1945

Total births

155

Since 1916

30 years of records

Peak year

1916

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1945

Active since

1916

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1945

Marjoria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1916

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1916)
13
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
468101214 19451938193319291926192219191916 13

Marjoria by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
64 births that decade — 41% of Marjoria's all-time total
1910s371920s641930s441940s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marjoria?
155 babies have been named Marjoria since 1916. It was last recorded in 1945. The peak year was 1916 with 13 births.
When was Marjoria most popular?
Marjoria was most popular in the 1920s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Marjoria been used?
Marjoria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 30 years of data through 1945.
What names are similar to Marjoria?
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, 1916–1945 (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.