Mayjor
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MAY-jer
- Origin
- English
Mayjor is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “greater”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mayjor mean?
English: spelling of Major, from Latin maior
“greater”
A respelling of Major, the English military rank, from Latin maior, 'greater'.
Is Mayjor a girl's or a boy's name?
Mayjor is a boys' name.
How popular is Mayjor in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2021, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 2012.
Half of all the boys named Mayjor in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mayjor in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
Names like Mayjor
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Major Valor Ledger Archer Wylder Baylor Wilder Ares Miller Brewer Baker Truce
Names related to Mayjor
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Mayjor: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mayjor, updated 20 October 2026.