Marjoe
Marjoe is a 1972 American documentary film directed and produced by Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan about Pentecostal preacher Marjoe Gortner, who was ordained as a preacher at only age four and became an evangelist sensation in the 1940s.
Meaning & Origin of Marjoe
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Marjoe is a 1972 American documentary film directed and produced by Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan about Pentecostal preacher Marjoe Gortner, who was ordained as a preacher at only age four and became an evangelist sensation in the 1940s.
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The Story of Marjoe
Marjoe first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1974, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1974, when 6 Marjoes were born — ranking #4,634 that year. As of 2026, Marjoe ranks #4,797 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 12 Marjoes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Marjoe
Marjoe is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Marjoe's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #4,634. Use the chart and map above to compare Marjoe's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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