Mj
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EM-jay
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #5,606 for boys
Mj is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
Where does Mj come from?
Modern: the initials M.J. used as a name, often for Michael James or similar
Is Mj a girl's or a boy's name?
Mj is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mj in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,606th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Mj, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 2005.
2025 had more boys named Mj than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Mj in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mj in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
Names like Mj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Krishiv, Aarav, Avyaan, Kash, Vihaan, Koa, Vivaan, Makai, Viraj, Jakai, Shivansh, Atharv
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Mj: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mj, updated 20 October 2026.