Marja
Meaning
berry; also used as a Finnish form of Mary
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Marja has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
241 people · the #22,265 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 37
Among people named Marja living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Marja
Most people given the name Marja in the United States were born between 1960 and 1989. The Marja you meet today is most often in her 40s or 50s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Marja deep dive
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