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Girl name

Marja

100% girls · last recorded 1999

Marja has been given to about 437 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1978, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 399
Median age today48 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marja per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1978 · 45
  • Born in 20250
  • All time437

How popular is Marja?

Its best year was 1978, when 45 babies were given the name, ranking 2109th. The typical living American called Marja is about 48 years old today.

Names that sound like Marja

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marla0.79
  2. Mara0.79
  3. Marta0.79
  4. Marva0.79
  5. Maria0.74
  6. Martha0.69
  7. Marsha0.69
  8. Aja0.70

Middle names for Marja

Ranked by flow score
  1. Marja Josephine0.84
  2. Marja Rose0.83
  3. Marja Louise0.83
  4. Marja June0.82
  5. Marja Pearl0.82
  6. Marja Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Marja

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.66
  2. Jolenesister · 0.64
  3. Jaimeeither · 0.61
  4. Georginasister · 0.61
  5. Hollysister · 0.59
  6. Jamieeither · 0.57

Where Marja is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Marja White0.78
    2. Marja Reyes0.78
    3. Marja Nguyen0.78
    4. Marja Lee0.78
    5. Marja Hill0.78
    6. Marja Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Marja

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.