Given name & surname
Majed
“of noble glory”
Majed is a variant of Majid. One Arabic interpretation is “of noble glory.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Majed is a variant of Majid. One Arabic interpretation is “of noble glory.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Majed is a variant of Majid. An origin associated with Majid is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Majed through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 391
- 391 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #7,049 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,049 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 1.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 22 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,106 as a first name in 2020; 263 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Majed
- Majid Al MohandisSaudi Iraqi actor and singerborn 1971
- Majed Abu MaraheelPalestinian athletics competitor1963–2024
- Majed Radhi Al-SayedKuwaiti athletics competitorborn 1993
- Majed OsmanLebanese association football playerborn 1994
- Majed QasheeshSaudi Arabian footballerborn 2001
- Majid bin Abdullah Al QasabiSaudi Arabian politicianborn 1960
- Majed HamzaTunisian handball playerborn 1983
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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