Origin and Meaning of the Name Major

Major

Greater. Also a military rank above Captain and below Colonel.

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Major male popularity statistics
Year	Rank	+/-	Quantity
2017	330	+18	1034
2016	348	+13	981
2015	361	-11	908
2014	350	+16	931
2013	366	+120	850
2012	486	+503	555
2011	989	-106	197
2010	883		237
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1971	995	-50	67
1970	945	-28	72
1969	917	+83	69
1968	1000	-128	55
1967	872	+90	68
1966	962	-132	57
1965	830	+6	79
1964	836	+26	83
1963	862	+66	77
1962	928	+16	67
1961	944	-43	66
1960	901	-156	71
1959	745	+16	106
1958	761	-7	95
1957	754	-12	100
1956	742	-25	98
1955	717	-31	104
1954	686	-28	111
1953	658	-12	116
1952	646	-40	116
1951	606	-19	134
1950	587	+70	134
1949	657	-37	110
1948	620	+2	120
1947	622	-3	121
1946	619	-75	108
1945	544	-9	121
1944	535	+32	129
1943	567	-11	126
1942	556	+81	123
1941	637	-122	92
1940	515	+48	127
1939	563	+36	103
1938	599	+1	98
1937	600	-32	93
1936	568	+59	103
1935	627	-13	88
1934	614	-61	94
1933	553	-33	108
1932	520	+90	125
1931	610	-110	95
1930	500	+26	143
1929	526	-30	123
1928	496	+8	149
1927	504	-6	145
1926	498	+83	147
1925	581	-68	116
1924	513	+45	150
1923	558	-54	124
1922	504	-19	151
1921	485	-16	162
1920	469	-32	169
1919	437	+45	183
1918	482	-35	153
1917	447	+53	159
1916	500	-54	130
1915	446	+17	151
1914	463	-33	109
1913	430	+46	98
1912	476	-70	68
1911	406	-18	50
1910	388	-65	46
1909	323	+56	51
1908	379	+47	38
1907	426	-93	30
1906	333	-28	39
1905	305	+60	44
1904	365	-51	31
1903	314	-36	36
1902	278	+125	46
1901	403	-112	22
1900	291	-28	51
1899	263	+20	42
1898	283	+11	42
1897	294	-9	39
1896	285	+26	42
1895	311	-21	34
1894	290	-17	37
1893	273	+14	41
1892	287	-7	41
1891	280	+60	34
1890	340	-93	27
1889	247	+46	44
1888	293	-41	37
1887	252	+58	40
1886	310	-35	31
1885	275	+17	37
1884	292	-32	36
1883	260	0	41
1882	260	-10	44
1881	250	+74	40
1880	324		28