Major

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Major is a given name used predominantly for boys. There have been 21,331 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 21,255 as boys and 76 as girls. Major gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2017 and has since declined in popularity.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 495
2023 583
2022 703
2021 762
2020 919
2019 954
2018 955
2017 1,050
2016 988
2015 912
2014 941
2013 859
2012 556
2011 197
2010 238
2009 182
2008 90
2007 94
2006 83
2005 74
2004 75
2003 63
2002 78
2001 74
2000 55
1999 33
1998 36
1997 39
1996 36
1995 43
1994 46
1993 56
1992 48
1991 51
1990 62
1989 73
1988 60
1987 44
1986 51
1985 39
1984 53
1983 47
1982 51
1981 69
1980 65
1979 58
1978 54
1977 50
1976 46
1975 50
1974 59
1973 59
1972 57
1971 67
1970 72
1969 69
1968 55
1967 68
1966 57
1965 79
1964 83
1963 77
1962 67
1961 66
1960 71
1959 105
1958 97
1957 100
1956 98
1955 103
1954 111
1953 116
1952 116
1951 134
1950 134
1949 110
1948 120
1947 121
1946 108
1945 121
1944 129
1943 126
1942 122
1941 92
1940 127
1939 108
1938 98
1937 99
1936 103
1935 89
1934 95
1933 107
1932 125
1931 95
1930 143
1929 122
1928 150
1927 145
1926 147
1925 116
1924 150
1923 129
1922 151
1921 162
1920 169
1919 183
1918 153
1917 159
1916 130
1915 151
1914 109
1913 98
1912 68
1911 50
1910 46
1909 51
1908 38
1907 30
1906 39
1905 44
1904 31
1903 36
1902 46
1901 22
1900 51
1899 42
1898 42
1897 39
1896 42
1895 34
1894 37
1893 41
1892 41
1891 34
1890 27
1889 44
1888 37
1887 40
1886 31
1885 37
1884 36
1883 41
1882 44
1881 40
1880 28