for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Major name popularity in the United States
Major ranked #669 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 407 boys named Major.
SSA
1,042 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Major for boys and girls
Girls
5Share unavailable · data from 1923 to 2024
Boys
407100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 407 | #669 |
| 2024 | boys | 491 | #580 |
| 2024 | girls | 5 | #15293 |
| 2023 | boys | 579 | #514 |
| 2023 | girls | 5 | #15194 |
| 2022 | boys | 705 | #441 |
| 2021 | boys | 759 | #411 |
| 2021 | girls | 5 | #15251 |
| 2020 | boys | 913 | #349 |
| 2020 | girls | 8 | #11090 |
| 2019 | boys | 948 | #350 |
| 2019 | girls | 6 | #13799 |
Show full history (158 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 407 | #669 |
| 2024 | boys | 491 | #580 |
| 2024 | girls | 5 | #15293 |
| 2023 | boys | 579 | #514 |
| 2023 | girls | 5 | #15194 |
| 2022 | boys | 705 | #441 |
| 2021 | boys | 759 | #411 |
| 2021 | girls | 5 | #15251 |
| 2020 | boys | 913 | #349 |
| 2020 | girls | 8 | #11090 |
| 2019 | boys | 948 | #350 |
| 2019 | girls | 6 | #13799 |
| 2018 | boys | 944 | #349 |
| 2018 | girls | 11 | #9151 |
| 2017 | boys | 1,042 | #329 |
| 2017 | girls | 8 | #11615 |
| 2016 | boys | 990 | #348 |
| 2015 | boys | 913 | #361 |
| 2014 | boys | 934 | #350 |
| 2014 | girls | 7 | #13069 |
| 2013 | boys | 854 | #366 |
| 2013 | girls | 5 | #16547 |
| 2012 | boys | 556 | #486 |
| 2011 | boys | 197 | #990 |
| 2010 | boys | 238 | #878 |
| 2009 | boys | 182 | #1045 |
| 2008 | boys | 90 | #1692 |
| 2007 | boys | 94 | #1638 |
| 2006 | boys | 83 | #1698 |
| 2005 | boys | 74 | #1772 |
| 2004 | boys | 75 | #1701 |
| 2003 | boys | 63 | #1870 |
| 2002 | boys | 78 | #1571 |
| 2001 | boys | 74 | #1600 |
| 2000 | boys | 55 | #1895 |
| 1999 | boys | 33 | #2608 |
| 1998 | boys | 36 | #2394 |
| 1997 | boys | 39 | #2201 |
| 1996 | boys | 36 | #2254 |
| 1995 | boys | 43 | #1955 |
| 1994 | boys | 46 | #1851 |
| 1993 | boys | 56 | #1601 |
| 1992 | boys | 48 | #1750 |
| 1991 | boys | 51 | #1632 |
| 1990 | boys | 62 | #1420 |
| 1989 | boys | 73 | #1268 |
| 1988 | boys | 60 | #1329 |
| 1987 | boys | 44 | #1587 |
| 1986 | boys | 51 | #1385 |
| 1985 | boys | 39 | #1614 |
| 1984 | boys | 53 | #1265 |
| 1983 | boys | 47 | #1361 |
| 1982 | boys | 51 | #1310 |
| 1981 | boys | 69 | #1095 |
| 1980 | boys | 65 | #1125 |
| 1979 | boys | 58 | #1193 |
| 1978 | boys | 54 | #1214 |
| 1977 | boys | 50 | #1252 |
| 1976 | boys | 46 | #1304 |
| 1975 | boys | 50 | #1191 |
| 1974 | boys | 59 | #1073 |
| 1973 | boys | 59 | #1054 |
| 1972 | boys | 57 | #1069 |
| 1971 | boys | 67 | #990 |
| 1970 | boys | 72 | #940 |
| 1969 | boys | 69 | #916 |
| 1968 | boys | 55 | #996 |
| 1967 | boys | 68 | #867 |
| 1966 | boys | 57 | #961 |
| 1965 | boys | 79 | #826 |
| 1964 | boys | 83 | #831 |
| 1963 | boys | 77 | #855 |
| 1962 | boys | 67 | #926 |
| 1961 | boys | 66 | #940 |
| 1960 | boys | 71 | #897 |
| 1959 | boys | 105 | #747 |
| 1958 | boys | 97 | #747 |
| 1957 | boys | 100 | #750 |
| 1956 | boys | 98 | #741 |
| 1955 | boys | 103 | #720 |
| 1954 | boys | 111 | #684 |
| 1953 | boys | 116 | #657 |
| 1952 | boys | 116 | #645 |
| 1951 | boys | 134 | #601 |
| 1950 | boys | 134 | #586 |
| 1949 | boys | 110 | #656 |
| 1948 | boys | 120 | #617 |
| 1947 | boys | 121 | #618 |
| 1946 | boys | 108 | #619 |
| 1945 | boys | 121 | #544 |
| 1944 | boys | 129 | #536 |
| 1943 | boys | 126 | #565 |
| 1942 | boys | 122 | #556 |
| 1941 | boys | 92 | #636 |
| 1940 | boys | 127 | #513 |
| 1939 | boys | 103 | #563 |
| 1939 | girls | 5 | #4250 |
| 1938 | boys | 98 | #597 |
| 1937 | boys | 93 | #600 |
| 1937 | girls | 6 | #3800 |
| 1936 | boys | 103 | #566 |
| 1935 | boys | 89 | #624 |
| 1934 | boys | 95 | #606 |
| 1933 | boys | 107 | #555 |
| 1932 | boys | 125 | #515 |
| 1931 | boys | 95 | #605 |
| 1930 | boys | 143 | #498 |
| 1929 | boys | 122 | #527 |
| 1928 | boys | 150 | #493 |
| 1927 | boys | 145 | #502 |
| 1926 | boys | 147 | #496 |
| 1925 | boys | 116 | #577 |
| 1924 | boys | 150 | #512 |
| 1923 | boys | 124 | #556 |
| 1923 | girls | 5 | #4967 |
| 1922 | boys | 151 | #502 |
| 1921 | boys | 162 | #483 |
| 1920 | boys | 169 | #469 |
| 1919 | boys | 183 | #435 |
| 1918 | boys | 153 | #480 |
| 1917 | boys | 159 | #447 |
| 1916 | boys | 130 | #499 |
| 1915 | boys | 151 | #445 |
| 1914 | boys | 109 | #462 |
| 1913 | boys | 98 | #430 |
| 1912 | boys | 68 | #474 |
| 1911 | boys | 50 | #404 |
| 1910 | boys | 46 | #383 |
| 1909 | boys | 51 | #321 |
| 1908 | boys | 38 | #374 |
| 1907 | boys | 30 | #417 |
| 1906 | boys | 39 | #330 |
| 1905 | boys | 44 | #303 |
| 1904 | boys | 31 | #360 |
| 1903 | boys | 36 | #312 |
| 1902 | boys | 46 | #277 |
| 1901 | boys | 22 | #399 |
| 1900 | boys | 51 | #290 |
| 1899 | boys | 42 | #257 |
| 1898 | boys | 42 | #279 |
| 1897 | boys | 39 | #288 |
| 1896 | boys | 42 | #282 |
| 1895 | boys | 34 | #310 |
| 1894 | boys | 37 | #289 |
| 1893 | boys | 41 | #273 |
| 1892 | boys | 41 | #284 |
| 1891 | boys | 34 | #277 |
| 1890 | boys | 27 | #335 |
| 1889 | boys | 44 | #244 |
| 1888 | boys | 37 | #289 |
| 1887 | boys | 40 | #250 |
| 1886 | boys | 31 | #309 |
| 1885 | boys | 37 | #274 |
| 1884 | boys | 36 | #288 |
| 1883 | boys | 41 | #259 |
| 1882 | boys | 44 | #258 |
| 1881 | boys | 40 | #244 |
| 1880 | boys | 28 | #320 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.