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Maja

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Maja: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

Recording by user Equadus (inactive global account). Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #128 to #2152.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#128#2152
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1914
1997#2152
1998#1571
1999#1473
2000#1475
2001#1359
2002#1245
2003#933
2004#1012
2005#951
2006#456
2007#282
2008#160
2009#135
2010#134
2011#128
2012#129
2013#134
2014#168
2015#173
2016#183
2017#173
2018#192
2019#197
2020#215
2021#314
2022#302
2023#362
2024#425
2025#468

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 61 of the 66 years from 1960 to 2025.

In 2025: #27 among girls in Norway, #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #468 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1960–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1960

    First recorded at #444 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1960–2025

    Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1960–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #468 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1960 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #16 in Norway in 2009.

Maja's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#46885HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#425101HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#362116HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#302148HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#314149HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#215226HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#197248HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#192277HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#173316HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#183296HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#173315HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#168326HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#134396HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#129434HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#128449HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#134427HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#135409HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#160331HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#282168HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#45685HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#95128HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#101224HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#93326HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#124516HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#135914HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#147512HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#147312HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#157111HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#21527HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#19148HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandfemale#2536HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandfemale#3544HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#3504HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandfemale#2466HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#17811HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#2387HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#16413HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#13716HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#15515HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#15613HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#15013HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#11520HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#10623HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#13018HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#11321HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#19810HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#2457HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#3324HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#27178HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#22193HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#28175HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#30151HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#28170HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#19206HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#30168HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#24190HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#22200HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#27196HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#27194HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#25207HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#24205HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#24217HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#18244HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#18258HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#16275HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#30205HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#24221HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#30206HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#27206HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#31197HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#28193HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#48146HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#50137HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#45157HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#61117HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#65106HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#8597HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#78108HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#11073HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#10579HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#10879HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#9885HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#12369HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#10876HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#9287HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#8293HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#11862HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#13052HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#13152HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#17036HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#14344HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#13849HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#16137HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#14444HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#16734HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#17132HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#22122HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#23220HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#27516HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#25219HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#28415HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#4418HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#4547HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#4138HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#5674HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#4646HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#4825HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#4655HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#4445HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#24717HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#24317HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#4957HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#19524HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#19025HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#26416HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#12345HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#11649HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#12248HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#11652HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#9169HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#7396HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#7194HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#60114HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#57131HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#54132HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#54133HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#7396HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#11053HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#22020HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#6773HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#6553HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#24415HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Maja is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Maja, between 1960 and 2025, in 61 of those 66 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1960–202561#16 in 2009
England and Wales1996–202530#128 in 2011
Republic of Ireland2003–202522#54 in 2009
Northern Ireland2006–202418#106 in 2011
Scotland20241#244 in 2024

Its high point came 15 years earlier in Norway (2009) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1962; it appears again in 1966.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1960 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #16 in Norway in 2009. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.