Recorded 1986–2023 Girls' name Peak 2008 39 births

Maryjoy — girls' name

39 babies named Maryjoy in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

39 girls have been named Maryjoy since 1986, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.

39
total births
1986–2023
years on record
2000s
peak decade
31%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Maryjoy was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

7 babies were named Maryjoy in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Maryjoy

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Maryjoy between 1986 and 2023, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Maryjoy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Maryjoy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Maryjoy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Maryjoy 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 39 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.

Maryjoy at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

39

Since 1986

38 years of records

Peak year

2008

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1986

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2023

Maryjoy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1986

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
7
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Maryjoy by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
12 births that decade — 31% of Maryjoy's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maryjoy?
39 babies have been named Maryjoy since 1986. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2008 with 7 births.
When was Maryjoy most popular?
Maryjoy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Maryjoy been used?
Maryjoy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 38 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Maryjoy?
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, 1986–2023 (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.