Fun Facts About the Name Majesti
- 269 babies named Majesti: U.S. records list 269 babies given the name Majesti from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Majesti Mean?
Majesti is a given name taken from the English word majesty, meaning "greatness," "dignity," or "sovereign power." The English noun came through Old French majesté from Latin maiestas (genitive maiestatis), a noun formed on maius, the comparative of magnus, "great." The literal Latin sense is "greaterness" or "preeminence"; in English the word refers to the dignity of a ruler or of God rather than to physical size.
The given name is a word name: an English noun used directly as a personal name, not a translation of a personal name from another language. Its final -i is a respelling of the word's ending, the sort of altered spelling common in American given names. The name carries the noun's sense of grandeur, but it has no separate etymology of its own.
Majesti Name History & Origins
Latin maiestas was a term of law and politics before it was a royal title. Roman law recognized crimen maiestatis, an offense against the majesty of the Roman people or, later, of the emperor. Old French inherited the word as majesté, and Middle English took it up in the 1300s as majeste, used for the greatness of God and for the dignity of kings.
From the 1400s, "the king's majesty" and then "His Majesty" became standard ways of speaking of or to a sovereign in English, and the word appears in the 1611 King James Bible in phrases such as "the majesty of God." Those uses belong to the noun; the personal name is a later development from it.
Majesti belongs to the broad class of English word names - abstract nouns such as Grace, Joy, and Mercy used as given names. That style expanded in the United States in the later 20th century, when word names like Destiny and Trinity became common alongside respelled forms of older names. Majesti follows that pattern: the ordinary English noun, given a decorative spelling, used as a personal name.
How Popular is the Name Majesti?
Majesti 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 2023. Its best rank was #4,822 in 2023.
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 | #9,244 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #10,738 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #4,822 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 2022 | #5,253 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #4,911 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2020 | #5,114 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2019 | #5,249 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #5,716 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2017 | #6,201 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #7,474 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #6,163 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2014 | #12,643 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #19,093 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #13,296 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #16,591 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #15,894 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #8,767 | 10 | 0.0006% |
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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How the Name Majesti Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have psychic power. You can carry on for others with joy. You have a receptive nature and may bear burdens for others. You are pragmatic, thorough, strong-willed, practical and stubborn at times. You are hard working, often martyr to duty. You like home and security above all. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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