Major Name Popularity
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How popular is Major?
In 2018 the somewhat popular name Major, ranked the 350th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Major has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.
Its highest popularity RANKING of #247 was reached in 1889.
Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2017 with 1,036 occurrences.
The least amount of newborns dubbed Major in any given year was 22 in 1901.
Approximately during the years 1906-1915, 1937-1940, 1976-1980, 1985-1989, 1997-2001, and 2003-2013, the name Major took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1963-1966.
For a number of years, the name Major has been soaring upward in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Major has remained about the same.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Major?
Currently, the name is at a very high point when compared to its most popular year.
The name Major is chosen by a number of parents and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.
for Percentages.| Major (Girl) | Major (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 11 | 9,493 | 936 | 350 |
| 2017 | | 8 | 12,303 | 1,036 | 330 |
| 2016 | | < 5 | -- | 982 | 348 |
| 2015 | | < 5 | -- | 908 | 361 |
| 2014 | | 7 | 13,996 | 931 | 350 |
| 2013 | | 5 | 18,226 | 852 | 366 |
| 2012 | | < 5 | -- | 555 | 486 |
| 2011 | | < 5 | -- | 197 | 990 |
| 2010 | | < 5 | -- | 237 | 883 |
| 2009 | | < 5 | -- | 182 | 1,047 |
| 2008 | | < 5 | -- | 90 | 1,701 |
| 2007 | | < 5 | -- | 94 | 1,643 |
| 2006 | | < 5 | -- | 83 | 1,706 |
| 2005 | | < 5 | -- | 74 | 1,783 |
| 2004 | | < 5 | -- | 75 | 1,710 |
| 2003 | | < 5 | -- | 63 | 1,880 |
| 2002 | | < 5 | -- | 78 | 1,581 |
| 2001 | | < 5 | -- | 74 | 1,608 |
| 2000 | | < 5 | -- | 55 | 1,911 |
| 1999 | | < 5 | -- | 33 | 2,652 |
| 1998 | | < 5 | -- | 36 | 2,428 |
| 1997 | | < 5 | -- | 39 | 2,217 |
| 1996 | | < 5 | -- | 36 | 2,284 |
| 1995 | | < 5 | -- | 43 | 1,975 |
| 1994 | | < 5 | -- | 46 | 1,859 |
| 1993 | | < 5 | -- | 56 | 1,612 |
| 1992 | | < 5 | -- | 48 | 1,767 |
| 1991 | | < 5 | -- | 51 | 1,639 |
| 1990 | | < 5 | -- | 62 | 1,428 |
| 1989 | | < 5 | -- | 73 | 1,274 |
| 1988 | | < 5 | -- | 60 | 1,334 |
| 1987 | | < 5 | -- | 44 | 1,600 |
| 1986 | | < 5 | -- | 51 | 1,394 |
| 1985 | | < 5 | -- | 39 | 1,632 |
| 1984 | | < 5 | -- | 53 | 1,275 |
| 1983 | | < 5 | -- | 47 | 1,370 |
| 1982 | | < 5 | -- | 51 | 1,315 |
| 1981 | | < 5 | -- | 69 | 1,101 |
| 1980 | | < 5 | -- | 65 | 1,128 |
| 1979 | | < 5 | -- | 58 | 1,202 |
| 1978 | | < 5 | -- | 54 | 1,221 |
| 1977 | | < 5 | -- | 50 | 1,265 |
| 1976 | | < 5 | -- | 46 | 1,311 |
| 1975 | | < 5 | -- | 50 | 1,201 |
| 1974 | | < 5 | -- | 59 | 1,078 |
| 1973 | | < 5 | -- | 59 | 1,064 |
| 1972 | | < 5 | -- | 57 | 1,078 |
| 1971 | | < 5 | -- | 67 | 995 |
| 1970 | | < 5 | -- | 72 | 946 |
| 1969 | | < 5 | -- | 69 | 917 |
| 1968 | | < 5 | -- | 55 | 1,000 |
| 1967 | | < 5 | -- | 68 | 872 |
| 1966 | | < 5 | -- | 57 | 962 |
| 1965 | | < 5 | -- | 79 | 830 |
| 1964 | | < 5 | -- | 83 | 835 |
| 1963 | | < 5 | -- | 77 | 862 |
| 1962 | | < 5 | -- | 67 | 928 |
| 1961 | | < 5 | -- | 66 | 944 |
| 1960 | | < 5 | -- | 71 | 901 |
| 1959 | | < 5 | -- | 106 | 745 |
| 1958 | | < 5 | -- | 95 | 762 |
| 1957 | | < 5 | -- | 101 | 747 |
| 1956 | | < 5 | -- | 97 | 748 |
| 1955 | | < 5 | -- | 104 | 718 |
| 1954 | | < 5 | -- | 111 | 686 |
| 1953 | | < 5 | -- | 116 | 658 |
| 1952 | | < 5 | -- | 116 | 646 |
| 1951 | | < 5 | -- | 134 | 606 |
| 1950 | | < 5 | -- | 134 | 587 |
| 1949 | | < 5 | -- | 110 | 657 |
| 1948 | | < 5 | -- | 120 | 619 |
| 1947 | | < 5 | -- | 121 | 622 |
| 1946 | | < 5 | -- | 108 | 619 |
| 1945 | | < 5 | -- | 121 | 544 |
| 1944 | | < 5 | -- | 129 | 535 |
| 1943 | | < 5 | -- | 126 | 567 |
| 1942 | | < 5 | -- | 123 | 556 |
| 1941 | | < 5 | -- | 92 | 637 |
| 1940 | | < 5 | -- | 127 | 515 |
| 1939 | | 5 | 4,670 | 103 | 563 |
| 1938 | | < 5 | -- | 98 | 599 |
| 1937 | | 6 | 4,093 | 93 | 600 |
| 1936 | | < 5 | -- | 103 | 568 |
| 1935 | | < 5 | -- | 88 | 627 |
| 1934 | | < 5 | -- | 94 | 614 |
| 1933 | | < 5 | -- | 108 | 553 |
| 1932 | | < 5 | -- | 125 | 520 |
| 1931 | | < 5 | -- | 95 | 610 |
| 1930 | | < 5 | -- | 143 | 500 |
| 1929 | | < 5 | -- | 123 | 525 |
| 1928 | | < 5 | -- | 149 | 496 |
| 1927 | | < 5 | -- | 145 | 504 |
| 1926 | | < 5 | -- | 147 | 498 |
| 1925 | | < 5 | -- | 116 | 582 |
| 1924 | | < 5 | -- | 150 | 513 |
| 1923 | | 5 | 5,418 | 124 | 558 |
| 1922 | | < 5 | -- | 151 | 504 |
| 1921 | | < 5 | -- | 162 | 485 |
| 1920 | | < 5 | -- | 169 | 469 |
| 1919 | | < 5 | -- | 183 | 437 |
| 1918 | | < 5 | -- | 153 | 482 |
| 1917 | | < 5 | -- | 159 | 447 |
| 1916 | | < 5 | -- | 130 | 500 |
| 1915 | | < 5 | -- | 151 | 446 |
| 1914 | | < 5 | -- | 109 | 463 |
| 1913 | | < 5 | -- | 98 | 430 |
| 1912 | | < 5 | -- | 68 | 476 |
| 1911 | | < 5 | -- | 50 | 406 |
| 1910 | | < 5 | -- | 46 | 388 |
| 1909 | | < 5 | -- | 51 | 323 |
| 1908 | | < 5 | -- | 38 | 379 |
| 1907 | | < 5 | -- | 30 | 426 |
| 1906 | | < 5 | -- | 39 | 333 |
| 1905 | | < 5 | -- | 44 | 305 |
| 1904 | | < 5 | -- | 31 | 365 |
| 1903 | | < 5 | -- | 36 | 314 |
| 1902 | | < 5 | -- | 46 | 278 |
| 1901 | | < 5 | -- | 22 | 403 |
| 1900 | | < 5 | -- | 51 | 291 |
| 1899 | | < 5 | -- | 42 | 263 |
| 1898 | | < 5 | -- | 42 | 283 |
| 1897 | | < 5 | -- | 39 | 294 |
| 1896 | | < 5 | -- | 42 | 285 |
| 1895 | | < 5 | -- | 34 | 311 |
| 1894 | | < 5 | -- | 37 | 290 |
| 1893 | | < 5 | -- | 41 | 273 |
| 1892 | | < 5 | -- | 41 | 287 |
| 1891 | | < 5 | -- | 34 | 280 |
| 1890 | | < 5 | -- | 27 | 340 |
| 1889 | | < 5 | -- | 44 | 247 |
| 1888 | | < 5 | -- | 37 | 293 |
| 1887 | | < 5 | -- | 40 | 252 |
| 1886 | | < 5 | -- | 31 | 310 |
| 1885 | | < 5 | -- | 37 | 275 |
| 1884 | | < 5 | -- | 36 | 292 |
| 1883 | | < 5 | -- | 41 | 260 |
| 1882 | | < 5 | -- | 44 | 260 |
| 1881 | | < 5 | -- | 40 | 250 |
| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | 28 | 324 |