Majeed
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ma-JEED
- Origin
- Arabic
Majeed is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “glorious, noble”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Majeed mean?
Arabic
“glorious, noble”
Al-Majeed, the Glorious, is one of the 99 names of God in Islam, and the name is often used as Abdul Majeed.
Is Majeed a girl's or a boy's name?
Majeed is a boys' name.
How popular is Majeed in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 10 boys.
Majeed in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Names like Majeed
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Mahmoud, Murad, Musab, Musa, Zayd, Zayaan, Mehmed, Ahmed, Zayyan, Fareed, Raheem
Names related to Majeed
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Majeed: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/majeed, updated 20 October 2026.