Maja
Maja was the 3747th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2315th; the most babies were born in 2009 (84). Over the last ten years it has moved down 873 places. More babies were named Maja in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,747 girls, up 139 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 40girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200984 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,049babies recorded
Maja popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,747 | 40 |
| 2020 | #3,886 | 37 |
| 2010 | #2,445 | 77 |
| 2000 | #2,884 | 50 |
| 1990 | #6,008 | 15 |
| 1980 | #4,083 | 19 |
| 1970 | #4,394 | 13 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maja, counting every spelling?
Maja has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Maja?
40 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maja (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maja 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 210 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maja.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maja?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Maja are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 11 and 28. That makes Maja 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.
Maja by state
How common Maja was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (6.4×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Maja: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maja, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maja
How popular is the name Maja?
Maja was the 3747th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2315th; the most babies were born in 2009 (84). Over the last ten years it has moved down 873 places. More babies were named Maja in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Maja a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maja in the US.
Where is Maja most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maja was most common in Illinois (0.17 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and Colorado.