US rank #6928 Girls' name Peak 1960 7,099 births

Maryjo — #6928 US girls' name

7,099 babies named Maryjo in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s441920s1601930s3711940s10621950s16891960s20811970s7401980s3811990s2552000s1622010s932020s61
#6928
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 61% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Maryjo was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

293 babies were named Maryjo in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maryjo

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,099 babies named Maryjo between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maryjo currently holds the #6928 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 293 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maryjo performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 2,081 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Maryjo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 797 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Maryjo in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maryjo 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 7,099 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.

Maryjo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

7,099

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

1960

293 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#6,928

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Maryjo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1960)
293
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Maryjo by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
2,081 births that decade — 29% of Maryjo's all-time total
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Maryjo by state

Where Maryjo concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Maryjo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
797 11.2%
#2 Pennsylvania
756 10.6%
#3 Michigan
489 6.9%
#4 Ohio
431 6.1%
#5 Illinois
422 5.9%
#6 Minnesota
418 5.9%
#7 Wisconsin
366 5.2%
#8 New Jersey
264 3.7%
New York share of Maryjo's total US births 11.2%
Even split

797 of 7,099 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Maryjo appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maryjo?
7,099 babies have been named Maryjo since 1915. It currently ranks #6928 among girls. The peak year was 1960 with 293 births.
When was Maryjo most popular?
Maryjo was most popular in the 1960s decade with 2,081 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
Where is Maryjo most popular?
The top states for the name Maryjo are New York (797 births), Pennsylvania (756 births), Michigan (489 births).
How long has the name Maryjo been used?
Maryjo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Maryjo?
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.

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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, 1915–2024 (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.