Majka
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MY-kah
- Origin
- Slavic
Majka is a girls' name of Slavic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Majka mean?
Slavic: Slavic pet form of Maja or Maria
As a word majka means 'mother' in several South Slavic languages; as a name it is a pet form of Maria or Maja.
Is Majka a girl's or a boy's name?
Majka is a girls' name.
How popular is Majka in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 19 girls.
Half of all the girls named Majka in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Majka in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,914 |
| 2011 | 14 | #2,032 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,635 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
Names like Majka
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Layla, Aisha, Maya, Martha, Summer, Lola, Marwa, Safa, Manha, Mila, Eva, Ava
More Slavic names
Milan, Vera, Mira, Nadia, Milana, Rayna, Zora, Milena, Raina, Damir, Lev, Siyana, Vlad, Lilyana, Yuri, Milah
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, “Majka: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/majka, updated 20 October 2026.