Major
1 country#669 in United States, 2025US
#669
in United States, 2025
Total births recorded
21,749
Peak year (United States)
2017
Peak-year count
1,050
First recorded
1880
Popularity over time in United States
Major’s recorded births by year, scaled to its own peak year.
Country by country
United States
21,749 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #669 · peaked in 2017 with 1,050 births
Most common in: Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Major’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1698 | — |
| 2007 | #1638 | ↑60 |
| 2008 | #1692 | ↓54 |
| 2009 | #1045 | ↑647 |
| 2010 | #878 | ↑167 |
| 2011 | #990 | ↓112 |
| 2012 | #486 | ↑504 |
| 2013 | #366 | ↑120 |
| 2014 | #350 | ↑16 |
| 2015 | #361 | ↓11 |
| 2016 | #348 | ↑13 |
| 2017 | #329 | ↑19 |
| 2018 | #349 | ↓20 |
| 2019 | #350 | ↓1 |
| 2020 | #349 | ↑1 |
| 2021 | #411 | ↓62 |
| 2022 | #441 | ↓30 |
| 2023 | #514 | ↓73 |
| 2024 | #580 | ↓66 |
| 2025 | #669 | ↓89 |
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