Given name & surname
Majid
“of noble glory”
Majid is used as a given name and a surname. One Arabic interpretation is “of noble glory.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “of noble glory.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
How it developed
From Arabic مجيد (majīd, “majestic, magnificent”); its root is Arabic م ج د.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Majid through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 752
- 752 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 36
- #3,285 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +41%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,285 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 40.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Minnesota had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,611 as a first name in 2020; 1,552 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.
Majid’s family of names
Majid has a feminine form in Majida. Majid has a related form in Majed. Majid has a related form in Majeed.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Majid
- Majid MajidiIranian film director, film producer, film actor and screenwriterborn 1959
- Majid MousaviIranian generalborn 1965
- Majid SamiiIranian neurosurgeonborn 1937
- Majid KhademiIranian IRGC member1962–2026
- Majid Al MohandisSaudi Iraqi actor and singerborn 1971
- Majid MichelGhanaian actor, model, television personality and philanthropistborn 1980
- Majid Ebn-e-RezaMinister of Defense and Armed Logistics of the Islamic Republic of Iran (born 1964)
- Magid MagidSomali-British politician and activist (born 1989)
- Majid ShahriariIranian scientist (1966–2010)1967–2010
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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