NameTides

Maja

Maja was the #3,712 girls' name in the US in 2025 (40 babies), and #468 in England & Wales and #1,768 in Canada.

Maja as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Maja as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesScotlandCanadaUS
Maja as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#3,712 (40)#468 (85)#539 (5)—#247 (17)#1,768 (13)
2024#3,963 (37)#425 (101)#244 (15)#253 (6)#243 (17)#1,949 (11)
2023#4,873 (27)#362 (116)#323 (11)—#495 (7)#1,312 (18)
2022#3,123 (52)#302 (148)#303 (11)#354 (4)#195 (24)#1,313 (18)
2021#3,037 (54)#314 (149)#236 (17)#350 (4)#190 (25)#1,229 (20)
2020#3,841 (37)#215 (226)#170 (23)#246 (6)#264 (16)#1,295 (18)
2019#3,043 (53)#197 (248)#191 (22)#178 (11)#123 (45)#1,471 (16)
2018#3,158 (51)#192 (277)#182 (24)#238 (7)#116 (49)#1,567 (14)
2017#3,247 (49)#173 (316)#220 (20)#164 (13)#122 (48)#1,230 (20)
2016#3,010 (55)#183 (296)#103 (45)#137 (16)#116 (52)#1,157 (22)
2015#2,846 (61)#173 (315)#139 (35)#155 (15)#91 (69)#1,043 (24)
2014#3,585 (43)#168 (326)#124 (39)#156 (13)#73 (96)#1,786 (12)
2013#3,218 (50)#134 (396)#127 (37)#150 (13)#71 (94)#1,091 (23)
2012#2,978 (57)#129 (434)#129 (35)#115 (20)#60 (114)#1,055 (24)
2011#2,298 (81)#128 (449)#141 (33)#106 (23)#57 (131)#1,500 (15)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2009 at #2,316.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1953.

How common is it?

about 1 in 40,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 40,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,600uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Maja is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 52,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 31,000 to 1 in 87,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Maja by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Maja (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,4107

Maja (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MajaCanadaGirls#1,76813
MajaEngland & WalesGirls#46885
MajaIrelandGirls#24717
MajaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MajaScotlandGirls#5395
MajaUSGirls#3,71240