How Many People Are Named Marja?
An estimated 367 people in the United States have the first name Marja. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Marja peaked in popularity in 1978 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marja as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Marja paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
367
About 1 in 933,936 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1978
45 births
Total Registered
437
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marja
Marja is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 437 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marja as a female name
Ranked #13,778 in 1999
6 female births in 1999
Peak: 1978 (45 births)
Marja: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marja span from the 1920s to the 1990s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 113 babies were registered. While Marja is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Marja by Decade
How has Marja tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Marja by State
Marja + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marja as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marja
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Marja: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marja?
We estimate approximately 367 people named Marja are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 933,936 Americans share this first name.
Is Marja a common name?
Marja is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 437 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marja most popular?
Marja reached peak popularity in 1978, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marja is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marja a female name?
Marja is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marja Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marja Smith, Marja Johnson, Marja Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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