boy's name

Majid

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 2,693

Scotland

#411

1988 births

Majid is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in France in 1987, when 55 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 23,580 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1955.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Majid over time

Births per decade in France, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

450
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Majid by decade in France
Decade Births
1950s 20
1960s 125
1970s 250
1980s 450
1990s 300
2000s 200
2010s 185
2020s (to 2025) 100

How popular is Majid?

In 2025, Majid was given to 25 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Majid is used

Scotland #411 3 in 1988
France #1,428 25 in 2025
Canada #1,943 11 in 2024
England & Wales #2,639 9 in 2025
United States #3,309 36 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Majid

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Majid also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Majid over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Majid 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.

Other forms
Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
Madjid

Sibling names for Majid

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Majid — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Majid

How popular is the name Majid?

In 2025, Majid was given to 25 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Majid a girl's or a boy's name?

Majid is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Majid?

Majid has 2 syllables.

When was Majid most popular?

Majid peaked in 1987, when 55 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Majid a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Majid currently ranks #1,428 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.