Major

Given to 21,749 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −45% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#669

recorded as boys

89 since 2024

Babies in 2025

407

boys 407

Peak year

2017

1,042 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

21,749

since 1880

Born a Major? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Major was most popular in 2017, when 1,042 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.56 per 1,000). In 2025, 407 babies were named Major, ranking #669 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 45%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	407	669
2024	5	15293	491	580
2023	5	15194	579	514
2022	<5	—	705	441
2021	5	15251	759	411
2020	8	11090	913	349
2019	6	13799	948	350
2018	11	9151	944	349
2017	8	11615	1,042	329
2016	<5	—	990	348
2015	<5	—	913	361
2014	7	13069	934	350
2013	5	16547	854	366
2012	<5	—	556	486
2011	<5	—	197	990
2010	<5	—	238	878
2009	<5	—	182	1045
2008	<5	—	90	1692
2007	<5	—	94	1638
2006	<5	—	83	1698
2005	<5	—	74	1772
2004	<5	—	75	1701
2003	<5	—	63	1870
2002	<5	—	78	1571
2001	<5	—	74	1600
2000	<5	—	55	1895
1999	<5	—	33	2608
1998	<5	—	36	2394
1997	<5	—	39	2201
1996	<5	—	36	2254
1995	<5	—	43	1955
1994	<5	—	46	1851
1993	<5	—	56	1601
1992	<5	—	48	1750
1991	<5	—	51	1632
1990	<5	—	62	1420
1989	<5	—	73	1268
1988	<5	—	60	1329
1987	<5	—	44	1587
1986	<5	—	51	1385
1985	<5	—	39	1614
1984	<5	—	53	1265
1983	<5	—	47	1361
1982	<5	—	51	1310
1981	<5	—	69	1095
1980	<5	—	65	1125
1979	<5	—	58	1193
1978	<5	—	54	1214
1977	<5	—	50	1252
1976	<5	—	46	1304
1975	<5	—	50	1191
1974	<5	—	59	1073
1973	<5	—	59	1054
1972	<5	—	57	1069
1971	<5	—	67	990
1970	<5	—	72	940
1969	<5	—	69	916
1968	<5	—	55	996
1967	<5	—	68	867
1966	<5	—	57	961
1965	<5	—	79	826
1964	<5	—	83	831
1963	<5	—	77	855
1962	<5	—	67	926
1961	<5	—	66	940
1960	<5	—	71	897
1959	<5	—	105	747
1958	<5	—	97	747
1957	<5	—	100	750
1956	<5	—	98	741
1955	<5	—	103	720
1954	<5	—	111	684
1953	<5	—	116	657
1952	<5	—	116	645
1951	<5	—	134	601
1950	<5	—	134	586
1949	<5	—	110	656
1948	<5	—	120	617
1947	<5	—	121	618
1946	<5	—	108	619
1945	<5	—	121	544
1944	<5	—	129	536
1943	<5	—	126	565
1942	<5	—	122	556
1941	<5	—	92	636
1940	<5	—	127	513
1939	5	4250	103	563
1938	<5	—	98	597
1937	6	3800	93	600
1936	<5	—	103	566
1935	<5	—	89	624
1934	<5	—	95	606
1933	<5	—	107	555
1932	<5	—	125	515
1931	<5	—	95	605
1930	<5	—	143	498
1929	<5	—	122	527
1928	<5	—	150	493
1927	<5	—	145	502
1926	<5	—	147	496
1925	<5	—	116	577
1924	<5	—	150	512
1923	5	4967	124	556
1922	<5	—	151	502
1921	<5	—	162	483
1920	<5	—	169	469
1919	<5	—	183	435
1918	<5	—	153	480
1917	<5	—	159	447
1916	<5	—	130	499
1915	<5	—	151	445
1914	<5	—	109	462
1913	<5	—	98	430
1912	<5	—	68	474
1911	<5	—	50	404
1910	<5	—	46	383
1909	<5	—	51	321
1908	<5	—	38	374
1907	<5	—	30	417
1906	<5	—	39	330
1905	<5	—	44	303
1904	<5	—	31	360
1903	<5	—	36	312
1902	<5	—	46	277
1901	<5	—	22	399
1900	<5	—	51	290
1899	<5	—	42	257
1898	<5	—	42	279
1897	<5	—	39	288
1896	<5	—	42	282
1895	<5	—	34	310
1894	<5	—	37	289
1893	<5	—	41	273
1892	<5	—	41	284
1891	<5	—	34	277
1890	<5	—	27	335
1889	<5	—	44	244
1888	<5	—	37	289
1887	<5	—	40	250
1886	<5	—	31	309
1885	<5	—	37	274
1884	<5	—	36	288
1883	<5	—	41	259
1882	<5	—	44	258
1881	<5	—	40	244
1880	<5	—	28	320