Fun Facts About the Name Maryjean
- More than 1 thousand babies named Maryjean: U.S. records list 1,123 babies given the name Maryjean from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Maryjean Mean?
Maryjean is an English compound given name made from Mary and Jean. Mary comes from the Hebrew name Miriam, which passed into Greek as Maria and Latin as Maria; its meaning is uncertain, though traditional explanations include 'bitter' from Hebrew mar and 'beloved' from an Egyptian root mry. Jean is the English feminine form of French Jeanne, related to French masculine Jean and ultimately going back to the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning 'Yahweh is gracious' or 'God is gracious.' Because Maryjean is a compound, its overall meaning is the combined sense of its two parts rather than a separate lexical meaning.
Maryjean Name History & Origins
Maryjean belongs to the English practice of forming one given name from two, as in Maryann, Maryellen, and Marybeth. Mary has been used in England since the medieval period and became especially common in Christian countries through devotion to the Virgin Mary. Jean entered English from French; it is a feminine form related to French masculine Jean, the equivalent of English John, and it was long common in Scotland and England. The single-word spelling Maryjean follows the general English convention of writing compound names as one word. It is distinct from Mary Jane, which uses Jane, a separate feminine form of John with its own history. As a compound, Maryjean's development is tied to the histories of Mary and Jean rather than to a separate ancient root.
How Popular is the Name Maryjean?
Maryjean has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1960. Its best rank was #1,477 in 1944.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,325 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #14,588 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #16,744 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #14,688 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #13,330 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #15,554 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #18,199 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #15,872 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #12,750 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #16,201 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #13,373 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #15,382 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #16,994 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #15,969 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #13,133 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #10,183 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #14,889 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #9,323 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #14,910 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #7,342 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #11,781 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #9,945 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #12,505 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #6,010 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1984 | #8,766 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #7,764 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #5,767 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1981 | #6,157 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #8,711 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #11,259 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #8,194 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #10,621 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #5,859 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1975 | #9,998 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #3,386 | 20 | 0.0014% |
| 1973 | #8,037 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #7,871 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #5,839 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #8,818 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #3,899 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1967 | #3,589 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1966 | #4,379 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1965 | #2,889 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1964 | #2,233 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1963 | #2,119 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1962 | #2,446 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1961 | #2,100 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1960 | #1,967 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 1959 | #2,268 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1958 | #1,969 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1957 | #2,619 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1956 | #3,009 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1955 | #2,913 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1954 | #2,277 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1953 | #2,276 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1952 | #3,490 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1951 | #2,049 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1950 | #2,994 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1949 | #1,948 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1948 | #2,390 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1947 | #2,257 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1946 | #2,130 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1945 | #1,923 | 20 | 0.0015% |
| 1944 | #1,477 | 31 | 0.0023% |
| 1943 | #1,576 | 29 | 0.0021% |
| 1942 | #1,790 | 23 | 0.0017% |
| 1941 | #3,169 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1940 | #2,267 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1939 | #4,701 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #2,528 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1937 | #1,763 | 20 | 0.0019% |
| 1936 | #3,600 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1935 | #3,084 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1934 | #2,870 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1933 | #2,240 | 14 | 0.0014% |
| 1932 | #2,321 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1931 | #3,728 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #3,241 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #3,584 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #3,080 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1927 | #4,128 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1926 | #2,223 | 17 | 0.0014% |
| 1925 | #3,064 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1924 | #3,288 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1923 | #2,336 | 16 | 0.0013% |
| 1922 | #3,569 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1921 | #2,459 | 15 | 0.0012% |
| 1920 | #3,834 | 8 | 0.0007% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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