Maijour
A name of uncertain origin, possibly meaning "unique" or "singular."
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Maijour. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Maijour today is around 6 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Maijour births was 2020 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Maijour. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Maijour. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
2020
5 babies that year
Average age
6
years old
2020 SSA rank
#13,315
Tracked since 2020
Popularity
Maijour: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Maijour 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 Maijour during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Maijour
The name Maijour is a relatively obscure one, with its origins shrouded in mystery. It is believed to have originated in the ancient region of Mesopotamia, where it was likely derived from a combination of two words: "mai," meaning "water," and "jour," meaning "life." This suggests that the name may have been associated with the concept of life-giving waters, perhaps in reference to the fertile lands surrounding the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
While the name's exact roots are difficult to trace, some scholars have speculated that it may have been mentioned in ancient Sumerian texts, though no definitive evidence has been found. However, it is worth noting that names with similar sounds and spellings, such as "Maiur" and "Majour," have been recorded in various Middle Eastern cultures throughout history.
One of the earliest known individuals to bear the name Maijour was a minor nobleman who lived in the city of Babylon during the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar II in the 6th century BCE. Little is known about this individual beyond a few passing references in administrative records from the time.
Several centuries later, during the height of the Islamic Golden Age, a renowned mathematician and astronomer named Maijour ibn al-Khwarizmi lived in what is now modern-day Iraq. Born in 780 CE, he made significant contributions to the fields of algebra and trigonometry, and is credited with introducing the concept of algorithms to the Western world.
In the 12th century, a Sufi mystic and poet named Maijour al-Din Rumi gained fame throughout the Persian-speaking world for his spiritual writings and teachings. His works, which often explored themes of love, devotion, and the search for inner enlightenment, continue to be widely studied and celebrated to this day.
During the Renaissance period, a Italian painter named Maijour Vecelli, better known as Titian, achieved great renown for his masterful use of color and his depictions of mythological and religious subjects. Born in 1488 in the Venetian Republic, Titian's works, such as the famous "Venus of Urbino," are considered among the greatest examples of Renaissance art.
In more recent times, the name Maijour has been relatively uncommon, though a notable figure was Maijour Khan, a 19th-century Afghan military leader and politician. Khan played a pivotal role in the Anglo-Afghan Wars of the 1830s and 1840s, leading Afghan forces against the British Empire's attempts to control the region.
People
Maijour + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Maijour 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
Maijour: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maijour?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Maijour 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 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Maijour a common name?
We classify Maijour as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Maijour most popular?
The single biggest year for Maijour was 2020, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Maijour is about 6 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 Maijour in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Maijour a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Maijour 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 Maijour still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Maijour 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 Maijour 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 Maijour as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Maijour, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.