Given name
Marjean
“of the coral reef”
Marjean is a variant of Marjani. One African interpretation is “of the coral reef.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marjean is a variant of Marjani. One African interpretation is “of the coral reef.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Marjean is a variant of Marjani. An origin associated with Marjani is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marjean through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,558
- 0 boys · 1,558 girls
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 55 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1981. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 55 in 1951. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,037 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marjean’s family of names
Marjean has a related form in Marjani.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Marjean
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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