unisex name
Marjan
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 623
Marjan is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 57% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 16 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Marjan started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1949.
Marjan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1960s | 12 |
| 1980s | 62 |
| 1990s | 52 |
| 2000s | 44 |
| 2010s | 28 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 65 |
How popular is Marjan?
In 2025, Marjan was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Marjan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Marjan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Marjan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marjan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Marjan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marjan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Marjan
How popular is the name Marjan?
In 2025, Marjan was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Marjan a girl's or a boy's name?
Marjan is used for both girls and boys. About 57% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Marjan most popular?
Marjan peaked in 2022, when 16 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Marjan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Marjan currently ranks #3,554 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Marjan originally a boys' or girls' name?
Marjan was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.