How Many People Are Named Maja?
An estimated 1,952 people in the United States have the first name Maja. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Maja peaked in popularity in 2009 with 84 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maja 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 Maja paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,952
About 1 in 175,591 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2009
84 births
Total Registered
2,009
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maja
Maja is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,009 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maja as a female name
Ranked #4,001 in 2024
37 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (84 births)
Maja: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maja span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 639 babies were registered. While Maja is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Maja by Decade
How has Maja 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.
Maja by State
Birth registrations for Maja span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, California, New York. The lowest are in Michigan, Texas, Connecticut. On average, about 52 Majas were registered per state.
Maja + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maja as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Maja
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Maja: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maja?
We estimate approximately 1,952 people named Maja 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 175,591 Americans share this first name.
Is Maja a common name?
Maja is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,009 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maja most popular?
Maja reached peak popularity in 2009, when 84 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maja is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maja a female name?
Maja is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maja Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maja Smith, Maja Johnson, Maja 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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