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Marija

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Marija: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Marija: Recorded since 1951, with a gap of 10 years, it reached #243 in 1984, and it stood at #504 in 2024.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2000–2024

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2000 to 2024, ranging from #2176 to #5891.20002003200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#2176#5891
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2000#3912
2003#3594
2007#3218
2008#3860
2009#3031
2010#3533
2011#2893
2012#2338
2013#2176
2014#4684
2015#3252
2016#3609
2017#3229
2018#3518
2019#3151
2020#4535
2021#5581
2022#4645
2023#4056
2024#5891

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 42 of the 74 years from 1951 to 2024.

In 2024: #504 among girls in Norway, #5891 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1951–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1951

    First recorded at #404 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1951–2024

    Highest recorded position: #243 among girls in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1951–2024).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1951 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #243 in Norway in 1984.

Marija's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2024England and Walesfemale#58913HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#40565HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#46454HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#55813HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#45354HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#31517HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#35186HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#32297HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#36096HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#32527HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#217612HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#233811HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#28938HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#35336HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#30317HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#38605HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#32186HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#35944HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#39123HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#4243HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#5044HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#4825HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#5315HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#5325HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#4478HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#4967HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#6074HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#4837HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#4498HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#5106HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#6304HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#6014HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#6154HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#5146HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#5725HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#5346HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#39010HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#39110HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#35312HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#4768HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#41810HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#4599HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#32315HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#28717HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#27018HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#28117HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#24319HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#25419HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#4319HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#34112HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#25319HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#4239HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#31714HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#29115HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#5196HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#6154HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#5505HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#5585HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#5325HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#5095HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#4005HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#4044HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#8833HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#6295HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#7514HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#7684HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#9373HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#8933HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#5505HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Marija is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Marija, between 1951 and 2024, in 53 of those 74 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1951–202442#243 in 1984
England and Wales2000–202420#2176 in 2013
Republic of Ireland2006–20217#550 in 2006
Northern Ireland20191#424 in 2019

Its high point came 35 years earlier in Norway (1984) than in Northern Ireland (2019).

No registrar recorded it for 10 years after 1954; it appears again in 1965.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1951 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #243 in Norway in 1984. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.