Maja is a distinctive choice, ranked #468 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Maja in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#468
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About the Name Maja
Maja has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 210 places in five years. It was most popular in 2011 at #128 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Maja is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Maja in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Maja
Piritta Maja — Piritta Kantola is a Finnish ten-pin bowler.
Maja Solar — Maja Solar is Croatian poetress and Marxist-feminist philosopher.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Maja
Unlikely. With around 85 UK babies named Maja per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Maja in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Maja is declining: down 253 places since 2020, to #468 in 2025. It peaked at #128 in 2011.
Maja is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Maja include: Piritta Maja, Maja Solar and Maja Schöne. Short summaries for each appear below.
Maja does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Majas in the wild.
85
UK babies named Maja (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 253 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Maja
Almost certainly the only Maja in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Maja
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Maja Francis (Maja Francis Alderin) is a Swedish singer best known for her work with First Aid Kit and her closing track on the Netflix series Love & Anarchy.