Girls' name · since 1889
Maryjane
13,989 babies named Maryjane in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,352 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,833 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,989
- born since 1889
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Maryjane is the #1833 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 13,989 recorded since 1889.
Maryjane has 13,989 recorded births among girls since 1889, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1833 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2025.
- #1,352 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,833 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,989 born since 1889
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maryjane ranks #1,352 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,833 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,989 born since 1889, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,352 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,833 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,989
- born since 1889
- 2000s
- peak decade
Maryjane's 13,989 recorded births place it above 98.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Maryjane compares
13,989 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Maryjane's all-time total is 37x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Maryjane | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,989 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 309 | 21 | 19,840 |
Maryjane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maryjane's full recorded timeline at 1962, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1889, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 309 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maryjane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 309
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Maryjane by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,287 births, 16% of the file).
2000s was Maryjane's strongest decade.
2,287 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Maryjane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 40
1900s
40 births
- 1910s 498
1910s
498 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,491 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,149 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,843 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,239 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,095 births
- 1970s 454
1970s
454 births
- 1980s 366
1980s
366 births
- 1990s 636
1990s
636 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,287 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,011 births
- 2020s 858
2020s
858 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,287 births (16% of all-time use).
How Maryjane compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Maryjane's total volume
Maryjane by state
Where Maryjane concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,146 | 15.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,409 | 10.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 1,215 | 8.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 866 | 6.2% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 516 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 512 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 504 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 467 | 3.3% |
2,146 of 13,989 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Maryjane appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Maryjane's data
- Maryjane's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (2,287 total births) through the 2020s (858) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Maryjanes (2,146 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Maryjane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~136 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, 1889–2025 (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 Maryjane 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.