Maejor
A unique name, possibly a creative spelling variation of "Major".
Name Census estimates that about 105 living Americans carry the first name Maejor. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Maejor today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Maejor births was 2015 (25 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Maejor. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
105
~ 1 in 3,264,327 Americans
Peak year
2015
25 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2023 SSA rank
#13,426
Tracked since 2012
Popularity
Maejor: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Maejor from the 2010s through to the 2020s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 83 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Maejor by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Maejor during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Maejor
The name Maejor is believed to have originated from the Old English language, which was spoken in Anglo-Saxon England from the 5th to the 11th century. It is derived from the Old English word "mæg," which means "kinsman" or "relative," and the suffix "-or," which denotes a person or agent. The name likely started as a descriptive term for someone who was closely related to a clan or family.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Maejor can be found in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a collection of annals detailing the history of the Anglo-Saxons. The name is mentioned in an entry dated around 685 AD, referring to a person named Maejor who was a member of the Mercian nobility.
In the 9th century, a Benedictine monk named Maejor of Fulda was a renowned scholar and poet. He was born in the late 8th century and spent most of his life at the Fulda Abbey in modern-day Germany, where he taught and wrote extensively on theological and philosophical topics.
During the Norman conquest of England in the 11th century, a Norman knight named Maejor de Bracy is recorded as having fought alongside William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. He was later granted lands in Nottinghamshire for his service.
In the 13th century, a Welsh poet and bard named Maejor ap Gruffydd was celebrated for his works in the Welsh language. He was born around 1200 and is known for his intricate and lyrical poetry, which often praised the Welsh princes and nobility of his time.
Another notable figure with the name Maejor was Maejor de Marinis, an Italian mathematician and astronomer who lived in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. He was born in Naples in 1469 and made significant contributions to the field of mathematics, particularly in the study of conic sections and the development of analytical geometry.
People
Maejor + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Maejor as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Maejor: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maejor?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 105 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Maejor going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,264,327 US residents.
Is Maejor a common name?
We classify Maejor as "Very Rare". It ranks above 65.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 106 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Maejor most popular?
The single biggest year for Maejor was 2015, when 25 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Maejor is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Maejor in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Maejor a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Maejor in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Maejor still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Maejor in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Maejor can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have Maejor as a first name?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.