Majd
Masculine · “glory”
Majd is overwhelmingly a boys’ name — 615 boys against 10 girls since 1880.
Majd is the Arabic word for glory, and it is one syllable with no vowel in the middle of its consonant cluster — a shape English finds difficult and Arabic does not.
How old is the name Majd?
Majd first appears in US birth records in 1991 — 34 years ago. The typical Majd is a kid of about 11 — this name's wave is very recent. About 600 people named Majd are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Majd most popular?
Majd peaked in 2014, reaching #3154 nationally. Today it ranks #3757, 603 places below that high. See the whole 2014 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
The story of Majd
The root m-j-d runs through Arabic in words for glory and nobility, and majd is the noun — the thing itself rather than a description of someone who has it. It has been used as a personal name across the Levant in particular, for men and women alike, and it appears in compound names such as Majd al-Din, the glory of the faith. It reaches American records with families from Syria, Lebanon and Palestine.
Meaning
glory, honor
From an Arabic root meaning to be glorious or noble; the same root gives Majid and Majida, and al-Majid is one of the divine names. Majd is the abstract noun itself rather than an adjective.
Pronouncing Majd
MAJD
One syllable ending in a consonant cluster English does not use. Americans often add a vowel, giving MAJ-id.
Nicknames for Majd
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1991
- Most boys named
- 201435 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3154reached in 2014
- Change vs 2024
- +3.6%29 in 2025, from 28
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Majd in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Majd in Arabic — same name
- Mecd in Turkish — same name
- Majd in Persian — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: Michigan, Texas, California.
Majds among us
people named Majd are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 58,899 born in 2025 was named Majd
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Vahan test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Majd's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Vahan climbed just as high around 1925, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Vahan's path sketches the road Majd is walking now.
Majd sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Majd is headed
Majd should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Majd beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Majd in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled meaning that is direct and strong.
- Four letters — as short as a name gets while remaining a full word.
- Recognized across the Arab world without any explanation.
- The jd cluster is genuinely hard for English mouths and will gain a vowel.
- It is used for both sexes in Arabic, so forms may guess wrong.
- Majd, Majid and Majdi are three separate names that English readers confuse.
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Frequently asked
- How many Majds are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Majd are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Majd in 2025?
- Majd ranks #3757 among US boy names in 2025, with 29 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Majd?
- About 1 in every 58,899 US boys born in 2025 was named Majd — 29 in all.
- Will my child share the name Majd with classmates?
- Majd will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Majd
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