How Many People Are Named Major?
An estimated 15,722 people in the United States have the first name Major. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Major peaked in popularity in 2017 with 1,050 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Major 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 Major paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Major is overwhelmingly male, 76 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
15,722
About 1 in 21,801 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2017
1,050 births
Total Registered
21,331
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Major
Major is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 21,331 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Major as a male name
Ranked #580 in 2024
490 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (1,042 births)
Major as a female name
Ranked #16,724 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (11 births)
Major: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Major span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 7,650 babies were registered. While Major is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Major by Decade
How has Major 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.
Major by State
Birth registrations for Major span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, North Carolina. The lowest are in Delaware, Oregon, Nebraska. On average, about 422 Majors were registered per state.
Major + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Major as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Major
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Major: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Major?
We estimate approximately 15,722 people named Major 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 21,801 Americans share this first name.
Is Major a common name?
Major is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21,331 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Major most popular?
Major reached peak popularity in 2017, when 1,050 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Major is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Major a male name?
Major is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Major Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Major Smith, Major Johnson, Major 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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