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.

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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

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Rank in 2025#3,711 for girls (▲ 251 from 2024)
Babies in 202540 girls
10-year trendFalling (-34% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,846 in 2015, #3,840 in 2020
Peak year2009 (84 girls)
Highest rank#2,298 in 2011
First recorded1953
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% 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.

  1. Illinois: 0.2 per 1,000 (38 girls)
  2. Minnesota: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  3. Colorado: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  4. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)

Maja by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1950s11#5,565
1960s58#4,221
1970s143#3,485
1980s153#3,897
1990s221#3,113
2000s639#2,316
2010s577#2,298
2020s247#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.