How Many People Are Named Marja?
people named Marja are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 876,371 people in the US has this name
Based on 437 babies named Marja in Social Security records from 1921 to 1999, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
45 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Northern Sami form of MARIA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Marja in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Marja alive today is about 51 years old, and 66% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 42 and 62 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Marja first appears in the records in 1921 and was given most often in 1978, to 45 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1999.
Babies given the name each year, 1921 to 1999
🏆 Rank History
Marja has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,109, in 1978.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,109 (1978) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,114 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Marja alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Marja were born in California than in any other state: about 16 of those alive today.
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