Major Boy

Popularity: #501 · Trend: ↘ Falling

Famous people named Major

Major Taylor was an American professional cyclist and the first African American to win a world championship in cycling.

Major Lazer is a music project created by American DJ Diplo, known for its fusion of electronic music and reggae.

Major Garrett is an American journalist and television correspondent, recognized for his work with CBS News.

Major Nelson is the online persona of Larry Hryb, known for his role as Xbox Live's Director of Programming.

Fictional characters named Major

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Major was first seen in the United States in 1880. Major has ranked as high as #591 nationally, which occurred in 2017, and has been most popular in Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, and Alabama. In the past 5 years the name Major has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Major (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1997 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
TX	52	12%
GA	48	11%
FL	42	10%
NC	34	8%
AL	22	5%
OH	20	5%
CA	20	5%
MS	19	4%
IL	18	4%
SC	17	4%
MI	16	4%
MO	15	3%
TN	13	3%
NY	13	3%
IN	12	3%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	28
1881	40
1882	44
1883	41
1884	36
1885	37
1886	31
1887	40
1888	37
1889	44
1890	27
1891	34
1892	41
1893	41
1894	37
1895	34
1896	42
1897	39
1898	42
1899	42
1900	51
1901	22
1902	46
1903	36
1904	31
1905	44
1906	39
1907	30
1908	38
1909	51
1910	46
1911	50
1912	68
1913	98
1914	109
1915	151
1916	130
1917	159
1918	153
1919	183
1920	169
1921	162
1922	151
1923	124
1924	150
1925	116
1926	147
1927	145
1928	150
1929	122
1930	143
1931	95
1932	125
1933	107
1934	95
1935	89
1936	103
1937	93
1938	98
1939	103
1940	127
1941	92
1942	122
1943	126
1944	129
1945	121
1946	108
1947	121
1948	120
1949	110
1950	134
1951	134
1952	116
1953	116
1954	111
1955	103
1956	98
1957	100
1958	97
1959	105
1960	71
1961	66
1962	67
1963	77
1964	83
1965	79
1966	57
1967	68
1968	55
1969	69
1970	72
1971	67
1972	57
1973	59
1974	59
1975	50
1976	46
1977	50
1978	54
1979	58
1980	65
1981	69
1982	51
1983	47
1984	53
1985	39
1986	51
1987	44
1988	60
1989	73
1990	62
1991	51
1992	48
1993	56
1994	46
1995	43
1996	36
1997	39
1998	36
1999	33
2000	55
2001	74
2002	78
2003	63
2004	75
2005	74
2006	83
2007	94
2008	90
2009	182
2010	238
2011	197
2012	556
2013	854
2014	934
2015	912
2016	988
2017	1,042
2018	944
2019	948
2020	911
2021	757
2022	703
2023	578
2024	490