Major Popularity by Year
Follow Major across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Major birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 407 | #669 | Down 89 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 491 | #580 | Down 66 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 5 | #15,293 | Down 99 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 579 | #514 | Down 73 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 5 | #15,194 | Up 57 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 705 | #441 | Down 30 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 759 | #411 | Down 62 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 5 | #15,251 | Down 4,161 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 913 | #349 | Up 1 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 8 | #11,090 | Up 2,709 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 948 | #350 | Down 1 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 6 | #13,799 | Down 4,648 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 944 | #349 | Down 20 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 11 | #9,151 | Up 2,464 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 1,042 | #329 | Up 19 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 8 | #11,615 | Up 1,454 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 990 | #348 | Up 13 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 913 | #361 | Down 11 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 934 | #350 | Up 16 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 7 | #13,069 | Up 3,478 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 854 | #366 | Up 120 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 5 | #16,547 | Down 12,297 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 556 | #486 | Up 504 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 197 | #990 | Down 112 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 238 | #878 | Up 167 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 182 | #1,045 | Up 647 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 90 | #1,692 | Down 54 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 94 | #1,638 | Up 60 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 83 | #1,698 | Up 74 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 74 | #1,772 | Down 71 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 75 | #1,701 | Up 169 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 63 | #1,870 | Down 299 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 78 | #1,571 | Up 29 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 74 | #1,600 | Up 295 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 55 | #1,895 | Up 713 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 33 | #2,608 | Down 214 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 36 | #2,394 | Down 193 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 39 | #2,201 | Up 53 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 36 | #2,254 | Down 299 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 43 | #1,955 | Down 104 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 46 | #1,851 | Down 250 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 56 | #1,601 | Up 149 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 48 | #1,750 | Down 118 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 51 | #1,632 | Down 212 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 62 | #1,420 | Down 152 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 73 | #1,268 | Up 61 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 60 | #1,329 | Up 258 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 44 | #1,587 | Down 202 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 51 | #1,385 | Up 229 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 39 | #1,614 | Down 349 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 53 | #1,265 | Up 96 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 47 | #1,361 | Down 51 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 51 | #1,310 | Down 215 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 69 | #1,095 | Up 30 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 65 | #1,125 | Up 68 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 58 | #1,193 | Up 21 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 54 | #1,214 | Up 38 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 50 | #1,252 | Up 52 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 46 | #1,304 | Down 113 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 50 | #1,191 | Down 118 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 59 | #1,073 | Down 19 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 59 | #1,054 | Up 15 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 57 | #1,069 | Down 79 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 67 | #990 | Down 50 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 72 | #940 | Down 24 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 69 | #916 | Up 80 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 55 | #996 | Down 129 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 68 | #867 | Up 94 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 57 | #961 | Down 135 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 79 | #826 | Up 5 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 83 | #831 | Up 24 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 77 | #855 | Up 71 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 67 | #926 | Up 14 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 66 | #940 | Down 43 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 71 | #897 | Down 150 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 105 | #747 | No rank change |
| 1958 | Boys | 97 | #747 | Up 3 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 100 | #750 | Down 9 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 98 | #741 | Down 21 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 103 | #720 | Down 36 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 111 | #684 | Down 27 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 116 | #657 | Down 12 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 116 | #645 | Down 44 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 134 | #601 | Down 15 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 134 | #586 | Up 70 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 110 | #656 | Down 39 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 120 | #617 | Up 1 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 121 | #618 | Up 1 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 108 | #619 | Down 75 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 121 | #544 | Down 8 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 129 | #536 | Up 29 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 126 | #565 | Down 9 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 122 | #556 | Up 80 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 92 | #636 | Down 123 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 127 | #513 | Up 50 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 103 | #563 | Up 34 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 5 | #4,250 | Down 450 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 98 | #597 | Up 3 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 93 | #600 | Down 34 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 6 | #3,800 | Up 1,167 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 103 | #566 | Up 58 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 89 | #624 | Down 18 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 95 | #606 | Down 51 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 107 | #555 | Down 40 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 125 | #515 | Up 90 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 95 | #605 | Down 107 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 143 | #498 | Up 29 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 122 | #527 | Down 34 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 150 | #493 | Up 9 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 145 | #502 | Down 6 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 147 | #496 | Up 81 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 116 | #577 | Down 65 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 150 | #512 | Up 44 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 124 | #556 | Down 54 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 5 | #4,967 | — |
| 1922 | Boys | 151 | #502 | Down 19 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 162 | #483 | Down 14 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 169 | #469 | Down 34 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 183 | #435 | Up 45 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 153 | #480 | Down 33 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 159 | #447 | Up 52 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 130 | #499 | Down 54 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 151 | #445 | Up 17 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 109 | #462 | Down 32 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 98 | #430 | Up 44 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 68 | #474 | Down 70 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 50 | #404 | Down 21 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 46 | #383 | Down 62 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 51 | #321 | Up 53 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 38 | #374 | Up 43 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 30 | #417 | Down 87 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 39 | #330 | Down 27 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 44 | #303 | Up 57 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 31 | #360 | Down 48 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 36 | #312 | Down 35 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 46 | #277 | Up 122 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 22 | #399 | Down 109 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 51 | #290 | Down 33 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 42 | #257 | Up 22 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 42 | #279 | Up 9 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 39 | #288 | Down 6 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 42 | #282 | Up 28 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 34 | #310 | Down 21 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 37 | #289 | Down 16 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 41 | #273 | Up 11 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 41 | #284 | Down 7 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 34 | #277 | Up 58 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 27 | #335 | Down 91 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 44 | #244 | Up 45 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 37 | #289 | Down 39 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 40 | #250 | Up 59 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 31 | #309 | Down 35 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 37 | #274 | Up 14 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 36 | #288 | Down 29 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 41 | #259 | Down 1 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 44 | #258 | Down 14 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 40 | #244 | Up 76 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 28 | #320 | — |