Girls' name · since 1986

Maryjoy

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.

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

Maryjoy sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 39 recorded since 1986.

Maryjoy has 39 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1986 to 2023.

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

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Maryjoy's 39 recorded births place it above 47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Maryjoy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Maryjoy splits its recorded history at 2008: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Maryjoy popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
7
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1986199319992008200920192023 6

Maryjoy by decade

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

2000s was Maryjoy's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Maryjoy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12 births (31% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Maryjoy?
Since 1986, Social Security records show 39 babies named Maryjoy. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record 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?
The SSA has tracked Maryjoy since 1986 -- 38 years through the most recent 2023 data.
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.

What to do with Maryjoy's data

  • Maryjoy's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1986–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Maryjoy: Baby Name Since 1986 - 39 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maryjoy. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Maryjoy 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 July 2026.