Fun Facts About the Name Majed
- 391 babies named Majed: U.S. records list 391 babies given the name Majed from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Majed Mean?
Majed is an Arabic name, written ماجد and transliterated Mājid, meaning "glorious" or "noble." It is the active participle of the root م ج د (m-j-d), whose core sense is glory, honor, and dignity. The same root gives the noun majd ("glory") and the adjective majīd ("glorious"). Because an Arabic active participle describes a person by a quality or action, Mājid is literally "one who is glorious" or "one who possesses nobility."
A related but separate form, majīd (مجيد), is the intensified adjective of the same root and appears in Islamic usage of God as al-Majīd, "the Most Glorious." Personal names spelled Majid or Majeed in English can correspond to either the participle Mājid or this adjective form, which is why Majed is sometimes listed as a variant spelling of Majid.
Majed Name History & Origins
The vocabulary behind the name was already important in pre-Islamic Arabia: majd named the glory and standing a tribe earned through noble deeds, generosity, and courage, and it is a frequent theme in early Arabic poetry. The word and its derivatives carried over into Islamic Arabic, and the participle Mājid came into use as a personal name describing its bearer as noble or glorious.
The name is found across the Arabic-speaking world and in other Muslim communities. In Iran and South Asia, Majid is a common spelling; in Turkey, the related Ottoman form Mecit appears, corresponding to the Majīd form of the root. In Egypt, where the letter ج is pronounced as a hard g, the name is frequently written Maged or Magid. Majid bin Said, who ruled Zanzibar in the mid-nineteenth century, is one documented historical bearer.
The separate Arabic given name Majd ("glory") comes from the same root but is a different word, not simply a shortening of Mājid.
How Popular is the Name Majed?
Majed has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2015. Its best rank was #4,488 in 2015.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,049 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #6,053 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #10,366 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #6,035 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #10,377 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #7,867 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #7,023 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #8,576 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #6,222 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #7,938 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #4,488 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2014 | #6,189 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #7,355 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #7,920 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #6,133 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #7,936 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #9,552 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #7,529 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #7,797 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #9,756 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #8,626 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #7,611 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #6,282 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #7,914 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #4,685 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #9,198 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #6,421 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #6,886 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #7,491 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #4,999 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #5,237 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #5,117 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #6,997 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #6,933 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #5,341 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #4,752 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #6,977 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #6,897 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,876 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #6,673 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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