Maja
How to say it: MY-uh · /ˈmaɪə/
Form of Maia, Greek goddess meaning 'great mother' - widely used in Scandinavia, Germany and Poland.
Maja was the 2,677th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 40 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 32% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #3,303 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #2,677 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 40 |
| Share of births | 1 in 82,883 |
| Peak decade | 2000s |
| Change over 10 years | −32% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #3,303 |
| In France, 2025 | #2,541 among girls’ names, 5 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Maja peaked in the 2000s.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- May
- Mimi
Honouring a Maja in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Maja is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish.
In France: #2,541 for girls in 2025.
England and Wales: #471. Ireland: #257.
Famous people named Maja
- Maja Keuc (born 1992)Slovenian singer
- Maja Włoszczowska (born 1983)Polish mountain biker
- Maja Dahlqvist (born 1994)Swedish cross-country skier
From Wikidata and Wikipedia
Good to know
- Everyday Spanish (Spain) word for a nice, likeable person
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