girl's name
Maryjane
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 14,817
Northern Ireland
#368
as Mary-Jane, 2014
Maryjane is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 109 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2009, when 309 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 30,416 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1889.
Maryjane over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1890s | 17 |
| 1900s | 40 |
| 1910s | 498 |
| 1920s | 1,491 |
| 1930s | 1,149 |
| 1940s | 1,843 |
| 1950s | 1,239 |
| 1960s | 1,095 |
| 1970s | 454 |
| 1980s | 366 |
| 1990s | 636 |
| 2000s | 2,287 |
| 2010s | 2,011 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 858 |
How popular is Maryjane?
In 2025, Maryjane was given to 109 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Maryjane 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.
How Maryjane is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mary-Jane | Mary-Jane is Maryjane written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in Canada. | 627 |
| Mary Jane | Mary Jane is Maryjane written as two words, used in Ireland, where it ranks #914. | 9 |
Names that peaked alongside Maryjane
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maryjane also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maryjane over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maryjane
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maryjane — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maryjane
How popular is the name Maryjane?
In 2025, Maryjane was given to 109 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Maryjane a girl's or a boy's name?
Maryjane is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maryjane most popular?
Maryjane peaked in 2009, when 309 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Maryjane a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maryjane currently ranks #1,836 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.