What does Major mean?

Major means "greater"

How do we pronounce Major?

Major \ma-jor, maj-or\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Major is pronounced as MEY-JHaoR 1.

1 Pronunciation for Major: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)"

What is the origin of Major?

Major is used predominantly in the English language and its origin is Latin. The name is of the meaning greater. name Majar origin, meaning of Majer, nicknames for Majeur, name Majir origin, Majur name, and name Majyr meaning are variants of Major. Major is a classic favorite. At present it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for boys, though not to the extent it was previously. At the modest height of its usage in 1902, 0.035% of baby boys were given the name Major. Its ranking then was #278. The baby name has since experienced a marked fall in popularity, and in recent years it is of irregular use. In 2010, its usage was only 0.012% and its ranking #880, but it was nonetheless the most commonly used within all boy names in its group.

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The baby name Major fun facts:

The name Major in reverse order is "Rojam".

The numerological value of the name Major is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Major?

Major is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.05%
20130.05%
20120.03%
20110.01%
20100.01%
20090.01%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames