Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Major

#792 most common boys' name of all time · #1,791 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#792
Rank overall
#1,791 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
21,749
Since 2016
7,826
Peak year
2017 #329
Best rank
#249 1889
Girls Boys peak 1,050/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Major is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 407 407 #669
2024 5 491 496 #580
2023 5 579 584 #514
2022 — 705 705 #441
2021 5 759 764 #411
2020 8 913 921 #349
2019 6 948 954 #351
2018 11 944 955 #350
2017 8 1,042 1,050 #329
2016 — 990 990 #348
2015 — 913 913 #361
2014 7 934 941 #350
2013 5 854 859 #366
2012 — 556 556 #486
2011 — 197 197 #990
2010 — 238 238 #878
2009 — 182 182 #1,045
2008 — 90 90 #1,692
2007 — 94 94 #1,639
2006 — 83 83 #1,698
2005 — 74 74 #1,772
2004 — 75 75 #1,703
2003 — 63 63 #1,870
2002 — 78 78 #1,572
2001 — 74 74 #1,600
2000 — 55 55 #1,897
1999 — 33 33 #2,609
1998 — 36 36 #2,395
1997 — 39 39 #2,201
1996 — 36 36 #2,255
1995 — 43 43 #1,955
1994 — 46 46 #1,851
1993 — 56 56 #1,601
1992 — 48 48 #1,750
1991 — 51 51 #1,633
1990 — 62 62 #1,420
1989 — 73 73 #1,268
1988 — 60 60 #1,330
1987 — 44 44 #1,589
1986 — 51 51 #1,385
1985 — 39 39 #1,615
1984 — 53 53 #1,266
1983 — 47 47 #1,362
1982 — 51 51 #1,310
1981 — 69 69 #1,095
1980 — 65 65 #1,127
1979 — 58 58 #1,194
1978 — 54 54 #1,214
1977 — 50 50 #1,254
1976 — 46 46 #1,309
1975 — 50 50 #1,193
1974 — 59 59 #1,074
1973 — 59 59 #1,054
1972 — 57 57 #1,070
1971 — 67 67 #991
1970 — 72 72 #942
1969 — 69 69 #919
1968 — 55 55 #997
1967 — 68 68 #867
1966 — 57 57 #962
1965 — 79 79 #827
1964 — 83 83 #831
1963 — 77 77 #856
1962 — 67 67 #926
1961 — 66 66 #941
1960 — 71 71 #897
1959 — 105 105 #747
1958 — 97 97 #748
1957 — 100 100 #750
1956 — 98 98 #741
1955 — 103 103 #720
1954 — 111 111 #685
1953 — 116 116 #658
1952 — 116 116 #645
1951 — 134 134 #602
1950 — 134 134 #586
1949 — 110 110 #657
1948 — 120 120 #617
1947 — 121 121 #618
1946 — 108 108 #619
1945 — 121 121 #545
1944 — 129 129 #536
1943 — 126 126 #566
1942 — 122 122 #556
1941 — 92 92 #637
1940 — 127 127 #513
1939 5 103 108 #563
1938 — 98 98 #597
1937 6 93 99 #600
1936 — 103 103 #567
1935 — 89 89 #624
1934 — 95 95 #606
1933 — 107 107 #555
1932 — 125 125 #515
1931 — 95 95 #607
1930 — 143 143 #498
1929 — 122 122 #527
1928 — 150 150 #493
1927 — 145 145 #502
1926 — 147 147 #496
1925 — 116 116 #580
1924 — 150 150 #512
1923 5 124 129 #557
1922 — 151 151 #503
1921 — 162 162 #484
1920 — 169 169 #469
1919 — 183 183 #435
1918 — 153 153 #480
1917 — 159 159 #449
1916 — 130 130 #499
1915 — 151 151 #446
1914 — 109 109 #462
1913 — 98 98 #430
1912 — 68 68 #477
1911 — 50 50 #405
1910 — 46 46 #384
1909 — 51 51 #322
1908 — 38 38 #376
1907 — 30 30 #421
1906 — 39 39 #333
1905 — 44 44 #303
1904 — 31 31 #364
1903 — 36 36 #316
1902 — 46 46 #279
1901 — 22 22 #401
1900 — 51 51 #290
1899 — 42 42 #263
1898 — 42 42 #282
1897 — 39 39 #293
1896 — 42 42 #287
1895 — 34 34 #313
1894 — 37 37 #290
1893 — 41 41 #274
1892 — 41 41 #285
1891 — 34 34 #281
1890 — 27 27 #339
1889 — 44 44 #249
1888 — 37 37 #294
1887 — 40 40 #253
1886 — 31 31 #309
1885 — 37 37 #275
1884 — 36 36 #294
1883 — 41 41 #260
1882 — 44 44 #261
1881 — 40 40 #251
1880 — 28 28 #324