girl's name
Maryjo
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 7,113
Maryjo is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1960, when 293 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
Maryjo over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 44 |
| 1920s | 160 |
| 1930s | 371 |
| 1940s | 1,062 |
| 1950s | 1,689 |
| 1960s | 2,081 |
| 1970s | 740 |
| 1980s | 381 |
| 1990s | 255 |
| 2000s | 162 |
| 2010s | 93 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 71 |
How popular is Maryjo?
In 2025, Maryjo was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Maryjo 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 Maryjo is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Mary-Jo | Mary-Jo is Maryjo written with a hyphen, used in England and Wales, where it ranks #4,309. | 4 |
Names that peaked alongside Maryjo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maryjo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maryjo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maryjo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maryjo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maryjo
How popular is the name Maryjo?
In 2025, Maryjo was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Maryjo a girl's or a boy's name?
Maryjo is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maryjo most popular?
Maryjo peaked in 1960, when 293 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Maryjo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maryjo currently ranks #9,841 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.