Gender
Origin
- Greek
- great; mother
- Swedish
- Pearl
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Maja
Pronunciation
m(a)-ja
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #2311, 84 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3712, 40 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 |
| 2024 | 37 |
| 2023 | 27 |
| 2022 | 52 |
| 2021 | 54 |
| 2020 | 37 |
| 2019 | 53 |
| 2018 | 51 |
| 2017 | 49 |
| 2016 | 55 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #128, 449 births); most recent 2025 (rank #468, 85 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 |
| 2024 | 101 |
| 2023 | 116 |
| 2022 | 148 |
| 2021 | 149 |
| 2020 | 226 |
| 2019 | 248 |
| 2018 | 277 |
| 2017 | 316 |
| 2016 | 296 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #1711, 20 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2962, 8 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2016 | 20 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2014 | 16 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #54, 133 births); most recent 2025 (rank #249, 17 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 |
| 2024 | 17 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 24 |
| 2021 | 25 |
| 2020 | 16 |
| 2019 | 45 |
| 2018 | 49 |
| 2017 | 48 |
| 2016 | 52 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #102, 50 births); most recent 2025 (rank #539, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2020 | 23 |
| 2019 | 22 |
| 2018 | 24 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2016 | 45 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #106, 23 births); most recent 2024 (rank #253, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2016 | 16 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #631, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence