Major

Origin	Gender	Meaning
African American	Boy	Greater / Military Rank
English	Boy	from the great river

Fun Facts About the Name Major

Backwards

Rojam

Scrabble Score

14 points

Dictionary Definition

a. defined as: "Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the territory."

Similar & Rhyming Names

MahiswariManessierMigiziraMenkarMacharia

Popularity of Major

Popularity Analysis

The name Major first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1889 when it reached rank #247. As of 2024, it ranked #580.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	580	Male	0.0266%
2023	514	Male	0.0314%
2022	442	Male	0.0375%
2021	412	Male	0.0404%
2020	352	Male	0.0488%
2019	350	Male	0.0494%
2018	349	Male	0.0485%
2017	329	Male	0.0526%
2016	348	Male	0.0485%
2015	361	Male	0.0446%
2014	350	Male	0.0454%
2013	366	Male	0.0422%
2012	486	Male	0.0274%
2011	989	Male	0.0097%
2010	880	Male	0.0116%
1971	995	Male	0.0037%
1970	945	Male	0.0038%
1969	916	Male	0.0038%
1968	997	Male	0.0031%
1967	871	Male	0.0038%
1966	964	Male	0.0031%
1965	831	Male	0.0042%
1964	837	Male	0.0041%
1963	863	Male	0.0037%
1962	929	Male	0.0032%
1961	943	Male	0.0031%
1960	901	Male	0.0033%
1959	746	Male	0.0048%
1958	755	Male	0.0045%
1957	752	Male	0.0046%
1956	743	Male	0.0046%
1955	720	Male	0.0050%
1954	687	Male	0.0054%
1953	660	Male	0.0058%
1952	647	Male	0.0059%
1951	612	Male	0.0069%
1950	585	Male	0.0074%
1949	659	Male	0.0061%
1948	620	Male	0.0068%
1947	626	Male	0.0065%
1946	618	Male	0.0066%
1945	541	Male	0.0089%
1944	534	Male	0.0094%
1943	569	Male	0.0085%
1942	556	Male	0.0087%
1941	637	Male	0.0073%
1940	515	Male	0.0107%
1939	563	Male	0.0091%
1938	599	Male	0.0086%
1937	600	Male	0.0085%
1936	564	Male	0.0098%
1935	631	Male	0.0081%
1934	612	Male	0.0089%
1933	552	Male	0.0106%
1932	517	Male	0.0116%
1931	607	Male	0.0090%
1930	500	Male	0.0127%
1929	525	Male	0.0111%
1928	499	Male	0.0128%
1927	500	Male	0.0127%
1926	503	Male	0.0127%
1925	575	Male	0.0103%
1924	515	Male	0.0127%
1923	558	Male	0.0110%
1922	501	Male	0.0135%
1921	489	Male	0.0142%
1920	469	Male	0.0154%
1919	437	Male	0.0180%
1918	482	Male	0.0146%
1917	446	Male	0.0167%
1916	500	Male	0.0140%
1915	446	Male	0.0171%
1914	463	Male	0.0160%
1913	430	Male	0.0183%
1912	476	Male	0.0151%
1911	406	Male	0.0207%
1910	388	Male	0.0221%
1909	323	Male	0.0288%
1908	379	Male	0.0228%
1907	426	Male	0.0189%
1906	333	Male	0.0271%
1905	305	Male	0.0307%
1904	365	Male	0.0224%
1903	314	Male	0.0278%
1902	278	Male	0.0347%
1901	403	Male	0.0190%
1900	291	Male	0.0314%
1899	263	Male	0.0365%
1898	283	Male	0.0318%
1897	294	Male	0.0320%
1896	285	Male	0.0325%
1895	311	Male	0.0268%
1894	290	Male	0.0296%
1893	273	Male	0.0339%
1892	287	Male	0.0312%
1891	280	Male	0.0311%
1890	340	Male	0.0226%
1889	247	Male	0.0370%
1888	293	Male	0.0285%
1887	252	Male	0.0366%
1886	310	Male	0.0260%
1885	275	Male	0.0319%
1884	292	Male	0.0293%
1883	260	Male	0.0364%
1882	260	Male	0.0361%
1881	250	Male	0.0369%
1880	324	Male	0.0236%

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