Given name & surname
Maryjo
“star of the sea”·“from the sea of bitterness”
Maryjo is a variant of Mary. Interpretations include “star of the sea” and “from the sea of bitterness”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maryjo is a variant of Mary. Interpretations include “star of the sea” and “from the sea of bitterness”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
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
Maryjo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,109
- 0 boys · 7,109 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 293 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,875 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,875 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 9.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 18,800 as a first name in 2020; 120 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.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
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.
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>99% girls
Merryl
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>99% girls