Bitter, pearl, or great
A multi-faceted name used across Europe. In Scandinavia and Germany, it is a diminutive of Maria (bitter); in Slavic regions, it relates to the month of May or the goddess Maia (great).
About 40 girls were named Maja in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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