Maja Girl
How popular is Maja?
#3,711 girl name in 2025
40 baby girls were named Maja in the US in 2025, making it the 3711th most popular girl name.
2,017living people named Maja (est.)
19median age of people named Maja
2,049babies named Maja since 1880
1 in 82,884US babies born in 2025
Maja popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,711 for girls (▲ 251 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 40 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-34% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,846 in 2015, #3,840 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2009 (84 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,298 in 2011 |
| First recorded | 1953 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Maja is most popular
Babies named Maja per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Illinois: 0.2 per 1,000 (38 girls)
- Minnesota: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Colorado: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Maja by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11 | #5,565 |
| 1960s | 58 | #4,221 |
| 1970s | 143 | #3,485 |
| 1980s | 153 | #3,897 |
| 1990s | 221 | #3,113 |
| 2000s | 639 | #2,316 |
| 2010s | 577 | #2,298 |
| 2020s | 247 | #3,037 |
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Questions
- Is Maja a boy or girl name?
- Maja is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Maja were girls.
- How popular is the name Maja?
- 40 baby girls were named Maja in the US in 2025, making it the 3711th most popular girl name.
- When was Maja most popular?
- Maja peaked in 2009, when 84 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,298 in 2011.
- How many people are named Maja?
- 2,049 babies have been named Maja in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,017 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Maja most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Maja was most common in Illinois, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.