Majid
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MAH-jid
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,239 for boys
Majid is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “glorious, noble”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 3,239th for boys in the US (36 babies).
What does Majid mean?
Arabic
“glorious, noble”
Related to al-Majid, 'the Glorious', one of the 99 names of God in Islam.
Is Majid a girl's or a boy's name?
Majid is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 36 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Majid in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Majid, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Majid in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Majid in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,490 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,087 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Majid in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 47,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 36 boys in the US were named Majid, making it the 3,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,017th. It first appears in the records in 1970.
2025 had the most boys named Majid of any year since it first appeared, in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Majid in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 48 boys in the US were given Majid or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,273, up from #3,239 for this spelling alone.
- Majid 36
- Majed 12
Majid in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3,239 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3,791 |
| 2023 | 32 | #3,564 |
| 2022 | 29 | #3,772 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,358 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,017 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,476 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 27 | #3,885 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,543 |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,135 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,103 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,068 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 15 | #2,971 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,964 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,426 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
Names like Majid
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Hamza Ahmed Musa Mustafa Khalid Zayd Abdullah Umar Fahad Musab Mahmoud
Other spellings of Majid
Names related to Majid
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Majid: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/majid, updated 20 October 2026.