#5802024 rank
2017peak year
19,077babies named Major since 1880
▼ 48%5-year trend
Major popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Major mean?
From the Latin maior, meaning 'greater'. Long used as a surname and military title, it entered the American popularity charts as a given name in recent decades.
OriginLatin
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, vintage
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