Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Maryjane isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1889. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maryjane through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13,989
- 0 boys · 13,989 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 309 babies
- 2025
- 109
- #1,840 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 109 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,840 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 26.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 309 in 2009. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (24). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 25,541 as a first name in 2020; 159 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maryjane’s family of names
Maryjane may belong to the same name family as MARRYJANE. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Maryjane
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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