Majid
Masculine · “glorious”
Majid is an Arabic word for glory of a particular kind — the nobility that shows itself in generosity. It is one of the divine names, and it has been a men's name since the earliest Islamic period.
How old is the name Majid?
Majid first appears in US birth records in 1970 — 55 years ago. The typical Majid alive today was born around 2007, making them about 18 years old. About 700 people named Majid are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Majid most popular?
Majid peaked in 1980, reaching #2965 nationally. Today it ranks #3240, 275 places below that high. See the whole 1980 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
The story of Majid
Arabic distinguishes several kinds of greatness, and the root behind majid is the one that ties nobility to generosity — a man is majid because of what he gives, not what he holds. The name has been used since the early Islamic centuries and traveled with Arabic into Persian, Urdu, Turkish and Malay. Abdul Majid, servant of the All-Glorious, is a common compound, and Majid alone is used across the whole Muslim world.
Meaning
glorious, noble, generous
From an Arabic root joining honor to open-handedness; al-Majid, the All-Glorious, is among the names of God, and the human name carries the ordinary adjective.
Pronouncing Majid
mah-JEED
Two syllables with the stress on the long second. English speakers often say MAJ-id.
Nicknames for Majid
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
- 1970
- Most boys named
- 202536 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2965reached in 1980
- Change vs 2024
- +24.1%36 in 2025, from 29
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.
Majid in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Majeed in Arabic — spelling variant
- Majid in Persian — same name
- Mecit in Turkish — same name
- Majeed in Urdu — spelling variant
Majids among us
people named Majid are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 47,447 born in 2025 was named Majid
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
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What happens to a name after it peaks
The Hawthorne test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Majid's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Hawthorne climbed just as high around 1943, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Hawthorne's path sketches the road Majid is walking now.
Majid 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 Majid is headed
Majid 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.
Majid beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Majid 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 precise and unusually attractive — glory understood as generosity.
- Five letters and two syllables, easy to write and to say.
- Recognized across the Arab world, Iran, Turkey, South Asia and the Malay world.
- Majeed is an equally standard spelling and relatives may prefer it.
- The stress moves to the front in English, which flattens the name.
- Majid, Majd and Mujeeb are three different Arabic names that English readers confuse.
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Frequently asked
- How many Majids are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 700 people named Majid are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Majid in 2025?
- Majid ranks #3240 among US boy names in 2025, with 36 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Majid?
- About 1 in every 47,447 US boys born in 2025 was named Majid — 36 in all.
- Will my child share the name Majid with classmates?
- Majid will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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