NameTides

Major

Major was the #669 boys' name in the US in 2025 (407 babies).

Major as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Major as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020US
Major as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
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 & Wales
2025#669 (407)—
2024#580 (491)#4,271 (4)
2023#514 (579)#2,814 (7)
2022#441 (705)#4,790 (3)
2021#411 (759)#3,017 (6)
2020#349 (913)#4,608 (3)
2019#350 (948)#3,411 (5)
2018#349 (944)#1,683 (14)
2017#329 (1,042)#2,734 (7)
2016#348 (990)#4,810 (3)
2015#361 (913)—
2014#350 (934)—
2013#366 (854)—
2012#486 (556)—
2011#990 (197)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2017 at #329.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,200 baby boys 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.

Next year

On its recent trend, Major is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,800 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 4,500 to 1 in 5,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Major by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #618WIVermont: 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: #807MNIllinois: #752ILMichigan: #679MINew York: #798NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: #516NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #668INOhio: #541OHPennsylvania: #704PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,119CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #419MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #971VAMaryland: #702MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #927AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #352KSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #477TNNorth Carolina: #485NCSouth Carolina: #311SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #621OKLouisiana: #591LAMississippi: #189MSAlabama: #301ALGeorgia: #357GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #661TXFlorida: #633FL
Major (boys) 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#1,2178

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