girl's name
Maja
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 10,353
Scotland
#247
2024 births
Maja is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in England and Wales in 2011, when 449 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
- Today about 1 in 6,199 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1996.
Maja over time
Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 38 |
| 2000s | 1,113 |
| 2010s | 3,484 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 825 |
How popular is Maja?
In 2025, Maja was given to 85 babies in England and Wales, ranking #468 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Maja is used
Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Maja
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maja also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maja over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Maja in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Maja
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maja — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maja
How popular is the name Maja?
In 2025, Maja was given to 85 babies in England and Wales, ranking #468 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Maja a girl's or a boy's name?
Maja is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maja most popular?
Maja peaked in 2011, when 449 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Maja a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Maja currently ranks #247 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.