Given name
Majken
Majken is a feminine given name from Middle Low German. It is used in Swedish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In Swedish use, Majken is a diminutive of Maja. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Swedish usage, Majken is a diminutive of Maria. In Swedish usage, Majken is a diminutive of Maja.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Majken through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 5 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 girls is 5 in 1984. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 98 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Majken’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Majken is a diminutive of Maria. In Swedish usage, Majken shares a linguistic root with the German form Meike. In Swedish usage, Majken has a conventional equivalent in the German form Maike.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Majken has relatives in 4 languages.
6 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Majken
- Majken JohanssonSwedish salvation soldier, writer and translator1930–1993
- Majken Thorupswimmerborn 1979
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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