Major Names for Boys

There are 11 Major names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Major names 1 to 11. Isaiah was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English and Hebrew, and it was followed in popularity by the English and Hungarian Jeremiah, the English, German, Hebrew, and Spanish Uriel, the English, French, and German Dorian, and the English, French, German, and Welsh name, Roland. The unusual Major names are Major (English), Clive (English), Clyde (English and Scottish), Mahmud (Turkish), Sirius (German), and Timur (Hungarian, Russian, and Turkish).

Major names are fairly popular baby names for boys, and they are also considered rather trendy. The names have been increasing in popularity since the 1970s. At the recent height of their usage in 2006, 0.844% of baby boys were given Major names. There were 5 Major names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. In 2008, 5 Major names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.822%. Within all Major names, the English and Hebrew Isaiah was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #42 and a usage of 0.4424%.

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Major

greater ...The boy name Major is pronounced as MEYJHer ...

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Clive

cliff, riverbank, slope ... bestowed in honor of Major-General Robert Clive ...

Clyde

washer ... of the River Clyde, a major river which runs ...

Dorian 442

of the Dorian tribe; ... were one of the three major ancient Greek tribes, ...

Isaiah 42

Yahweh is salvation ... name was borne by a major prophet in the Bible who ...

Jeremiah 69

exalted by Yahweh, appointed by Yahweh ... name was borne by a major 7th century BC prophet ...

Roland 757

famous landowner ... one of the oldest major works in French ...

Uriel 387

God is light ... of the Bible by a major archangel, and also by ...