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Majella

femaleStatistical record

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

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 1999

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1999 to 1999, ranging from #3900 to #3900.1999#3900#3900
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1999#3900

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

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 36 of the 46 years from 1964 to 2009.

In 1999: #528 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #3900 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1964–2009 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #95 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2009

    Highest recorded position: #78 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–2009).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2009

    Most recently recorded at #893 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2009.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2009. Highest recorded position: #78 in Republic of Ireland in 1967.

Majella'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
1999England and Walesfemale#39003HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#3433HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#8933HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#5283HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#4983HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#3169HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#3846HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#3746HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#3856HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#30410HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#3657HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#24914HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#26313HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#23716HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#26214HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#21120HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#18129HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#20026HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#15343HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#15741HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#16739HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#14749HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#13555HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#13056HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#13454HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#12165HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandfemale#10280HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandfemale#11175HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#10879HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandfemale#10577HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#9491HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandfemale#9581HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandfemale#8488HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandfemale#11352HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandfemale#7890HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandfemale#9368HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandfemale#8479HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandfemale#9565HighVerified

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

Where Majella is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Majella, between 1964 and 2009, in 37 of those 46 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.

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Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1964–200936#78 in 1967
England and Wales19991#3900 in 1999
Northern Ireland20011#343 in 2001

Its high point came 34 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1967) than in Northern Ireland (2001).

No registrar recorded it for 7 years after 2001; it appears again in 2009.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Majella

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1964–2009.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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 3 regions, from 1964 to 2009. Highest recorded position: #78 in Republic of Ireland in 1967. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.