Given name & surname
Majer
“the greater”
Majer is a variant of Major. One Latin interpretation is “the greater.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Majer is a variant of Major. One Latin interpretation is “the greater.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Majer is a variant of Major. An origin associated with Major is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2010. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Majer through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 58
- 58 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 591 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.
Majer’s family of names
In German usage, Majer has a later derivative in Maier. Majer has a related form in Major.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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