How Many People Are Named Major Major?

There are approximately 1 people named Major Major living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Major with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Major. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Major

Last Name

Major

Major: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Major. The peak year was 2017 with 1,050 births. The average person named Major today is 22 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Major

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Major in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Major rose or fell over time.

White

23.00%

Black

59.51%

Hispanic

5.98%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.73%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.81%

Two or More Races

7.97%

Ancestry of the Major Surname

The surname Major was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Major in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

58.96%

Black

31.62%

Hispanic

3.50%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.92%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.53%

Two or More Races

4.47%

How we calculated this

The first name "Major" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Major" appears at a rate of 6.80 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Major are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Major

Major Smith Major Johnson Major Williams Major Jones Major Brown Major Garcia Major Garrett

Other people with the surname Major

Michael Major James Major John Major David Major Robert Major William Major Conner Major

Major Major: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Major Major?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Major Major are alive in the United States today. The first name Major is shared by 15,722 Americans, and the surname Major is shared by 23,308.

How rare is the name Major Major?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Major is uncommon and the surname Major is uncommon.

Is Major a male or female name?

Major is predominantly male, with 99.6% of bearers being male and 0.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 2017 and the average bearer today is 22 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Major?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Major was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (59.51%). The next largest recorded groups were White (23.00%) and Two or More Races (7.97%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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