Is Maja a boy or girl name?
Maja is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 37 girls and 0 boys were named Maja, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,009 US babies named Maja were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,001
- Babies named Maja since 1953
- 2,009
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 84 babies
Boys and girls named Maja, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 58 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 143 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 153 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 221 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 639 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 577 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 207 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,001 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,943 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,147 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,054 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,884 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,071 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,189 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,281 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,044 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,873 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,634 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,247 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,995 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,315 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,443 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,328 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,549 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,380 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,473 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,373 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,373 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,627 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,312 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,795 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,884 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,548 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,154 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,691 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,400 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,831 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,376 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,145 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,898 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,839 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,009 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,782 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,586 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,211 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,484 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,289 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,107 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,744 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,965 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,130 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,084 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,338 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,858 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,561 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,793 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,750 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,354 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,847 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,217 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,345 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,394 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,346 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,381 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,491 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,722 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,593 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,473 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,304 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,286 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,975 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,198 |
Highest rank
Maja has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #2,315 in 2011. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Maja
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.