Maija
Maija was the 11538th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 2458th with 59 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,632 places. More babies were named Maija in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,538 girls, down 1,535 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199959 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,189babies recorded
Maija popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,538 | 8 |
| 2020 | #10,003 | 10 |
| 2010 | #7,102 | 18 |
| 2000 | #3,844 | 33 |
| 1990 | #9,800 | 8 |
| 1980 | #4,438 | 17 |
| 1970 | #4,393 | 13 |
| 1960 | #6,938 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maija, counting every spelling?
Maija has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Maija?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maija (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maija born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maija.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maija?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Maija are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 18 and 41. That makes Maija mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Maija
How popular is the name Maija?
Maija was the 11538th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 2458th with 59 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,632 places. More babies were named Maija in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Maija a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maija in the US.