Major has been given to about 21,749 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.
Major ranks 670th among American boys in 2025, with 407 born that year. Its best year was 2017, when 1,050 babies were given the name, ranking 331st. The typical living American called Major is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in Mississippi, where it accounts for 0.08% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.