How Many People Are Named Maija?
An estimated 1,127 people in the United States have the first name Maija. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Maija peaked in popularity in 1999 with 59 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maija as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Maija paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,127
About 1 in 304,130 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1999
59 births
Total Registered
1,181
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maija
Maija is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,181 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maija as a female name
Ranked #10,735 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (59 births)
Maija: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maija span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 335 babies were registered. Maija has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maija by Decade
How has Maija tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Maija by State
Birth registrations for Maija span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Minnesota, Michigan, California. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Florida, Washington. On average, about 23 Maijas were registered per state.
Maija + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maija as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Maija: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maija?
We estimate approximately 1,127 people named Maija are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 304,130 Americans share this first name.
Is Maija a common name?
Maija is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,181 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maija most popular?
Maija reached peak popularity in 1999, when 59 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maija is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maija a female name?
Maija is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maija Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maija Smith, Maija Johnson, Maija Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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