girl's name
Maryjean
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,129
Maryjean is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1960, when 34 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1920.
Maryjean over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 111 |
| 1930s | 107 |
| 1940s | 209 |
| 1950s | 203 |
| 1960s | 210 |
| 1970s | 78 |
| 1980s | 75 |
| 1990s | 50 |
| 2000s | 19 |
| 2010s | 38 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 23 |
How popular is Maryjean?
In 2025, Maryjean was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Maryjean 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 Maryjean is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mary-Jean | Mary-Jean is Maryjean written with a hyphen, used in England and Wales, where it ranks #4,868. | 6 |
Names that peaked alongside Maryjean
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maryjean also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maryjean over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maryjean
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maryjean — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maryjean
How popular is the name Maryjean?
In 2025, Maryjean was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Maryjean a girl's or a boy's name?
Maryjean is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maryjean most popular?
Maryjean peaked in 1960, when 34 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Maryjean a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maryjean currently ranks #14,427 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.