Majd
An Arabic name meaning glory, grandeur, or greatness.
Name Census estimates that about 590 living Americans carry the first name Majd. It is a predominantly male name (98.3% of registrations). The average person named Majd today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Majd births was 2014 (35 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Majd. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Majd with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
590
~ 1 in 580,940 Americans
Peak year
2014
35 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,934
Tracked since 1990
Census
Majd in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,045 people with the first name Majd, which placed it at #12,050 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#12,050
National first-name rank
People counted
1.0K
1,045 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
92.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Majd
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Majd is White at 92.9%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (1.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Majd described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Majd at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White92.9% · 971
- Two or more races4.2% · 44
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 13
- Black or African American0.9% · 9
- Hispanic or Latino0.8% · 8
Gender
Gender distribution for Majd
Majd leans heavily male at 98.3% of total registrations, but 10 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Majd as a male name
- Ranked #3,934 in 2024
- 28 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2014 (35 births)
Majd as a female name
- Ranked #15,893 in 1999
- 5 female births in 1999
- Peak: 1990 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Majd leans strongly male. 859 people counted with this name were male (82.0%), compared with 188 female bearers (18.0%).
Popularity
Majd: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Majd from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 249 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Majd remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Majd 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 Majd during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Majds live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. Texas, California, Michigan recorded the most babies named Majd, while New York, Illinois, Michigan recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 9 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Majd
The name Majd has its origins in the Arabic language and culture. It is derived from the Arabic word "majd" which means glory, honor, or nobility. The name first emerged in the Arabian Peninsula during the early centuries of Islam.
Majd was a relatively common name among Arab nobility and ruling families during the Middle Ages. It appears in several historical texts and records from that era, often referring to prominent figures or members of influential clans and dynasties.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Majd is Majd al-Dawla, a Shia Muslim ruler who founded the Banu Buwayh dynasty in Iran and parts of Iraq in the 10th century. Another notable figure was Majd al-Din al-Firuzabadi, a renowned Persian scholar and lexicographer born in 1329 in the city of Firuzabad, who authored the famous Arabic dictionary "Al-Qamus al-Muhit".
In the realm of literature, Majd al-Din Ibn al-Athir was a prominent Arab historian and writer from the 12th century, best known for his comprehensive work "Al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh" (The Complete History), which chronicled the events of the Islamic world from the 7th to the 12th centuries.
Moving to more recent times, Majd al-Kubaisi was an Iraqi politician and diplomat who served as the Prime Minister of Iraq from 1972 to 1963. He was born in 1914 and played a significant role in the country's political landscape during a turbulent period.
Another notable figure was Majd Addin al-Nabulusi, a Syrian poet, scholar, and mystic who lived in the 17th century. He was born in 1641 in Damascus and is renowned for his poetry and works on Sufism and Islamic spirituality.
These are just a few examples of prominent individuals throughout history who bore the name Majd. The name has maintained its significance and prestige within the Arabic-speaking world, often associated with honor, distinction, and nobility.
People
Majd + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Majd 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
Majd: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Majd?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 590 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Majd 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 580,940 US residents.
Is Majd a common name?
We classify Majd as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 596 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Majd most popular?
The single biggest year for Majd was 2014, when 35 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Majd is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Majd in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,045 people with the name Majd, or 0.35 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,050 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Majd in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Majd?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Majd leans strongly male. 859 people counted with this name were male (82.0%), compared with 188 female bearers (18.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Majd?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Majd is White at 92.9%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (1.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Majd most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Majd in the 2020 Census, accounting for 92.9% (971 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
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 Majd in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Majd a male name?
Yes, 98.3% of people registered as Majd 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 Majd still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Majd 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 Majd 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.
How many people have Majd as a first name?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.