Maryjane
Maryjane is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Maryjane
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Maryjane is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Maryjane
Maryjane first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1889, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2009: 309 births, good for #887 nationwide. As of 2026, Maryjane ranks #1,746 for baby girls with 117 births, falling sharply (-24%). All told, over 14K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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About the name Maryjane
Maryjane is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1889 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Maryjane's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #462. Use the chart and map above to compare Maryjane'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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