Is Maija a boy or girl name?

Maija is a girl’s name. Of the 1,189 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Maija

Recorded 1952–2025 · United States

Maija was most popular in 1999, when 59 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,101 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,189 people named Maija.

Maija over time

Births per year. The dot marks Maija’s peak in 1999. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Maija a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Maija is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,189 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Maija

Where Maija is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Minnesota 32.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org