How Many People Are Named Majel?
An estimated 45 people in the United States have the first name Majel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 81 years old, and Majel peaked in popularity in 1920 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Majel 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 Majel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 81, Majel is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1955.
- Majel is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
45
About 1 in 7,616,763 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
81
years old
Peak Year
1920
21 births
Total Registered
349
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Majel
Majel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 349 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Majel as a female name
Ranked #6,937 in 1960
5 female births in 1960
Peak: 1920 (21 births)
Majel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Majel span from the 1900s to the 1960s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 137 babies were registered. Majel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Majel by Decade
How has Majel 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.
Majel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Majel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Majel
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Majel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Majel?
We estimate approximately 45 people named Majel 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 7,616,763 Americans share this first name.
Is Majel a common name?
Majel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 52.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 349 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Majel most popular?
Majel reached peak popularity in 1920, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Majel is approximately 81 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Majel a female name?
Majel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Majel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Majel Smith, Majel Johnson, Majel 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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