Maija
given name · Latin script
Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Maija is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Finland than in any other country. Recorded meaning: Maija är en finsk form av → Maria men är också en äldre svensk skrivform av → Maja.
- FIFinland1 in 192(measured from records)
- USUnited States1 in 250K
- LVLatvia1 in 305
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Finland (measured from records)
- 2 (measured from records)
- Sources
- 125 (measured from records)
- 1 in 192 (inferred from the name graph)
29,075 people
recorded for this name
Highest-authority source
Finland
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Maija är en finsk form av → Maria men är också en äldre svensk skrivform av → Maja.
Sources 1
- Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon
Attested across 25 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Maija counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FI Finland | #121 | 29,075 | 1 in 192 | 43K | Maija | 100 |
| LV Latvia | #935 | 6,161 | 1 in 305 | 6.2K | Maija | 21 |
| SE Sweden | — | 1,497 | 1 in 6.8K | 1.5K | Maija | 33 |
| US United States | — | 1,333 | 1 in 250K | 1.3K | Maija | 125 |
| EG Egypt | — | ≈240 est. | ≈1 in 434K | — | Maija | 5 |
| NO Norway | — | ≈110 est. | ≈1 in 51K | 398 | Maija | 10 |
| EE Estonia | — | ≈66 est. | ≈1 in 19K | 126 | Maija | 8 |
29,075 people counted by DVV — Etunimitilasto (Finnish given names register). Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: DVV — Etunimitilasto (Finnish given names register); DVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup); PMLP — Personu vārdi (given names in population register); Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population); SSB — Navnesøk (name-search service, living population); the ee-stat-nimed register. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Maija is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, weibl. Vom., russische Koseform von
as a nameDUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen
In dag, 1. self, (reflexive or emphatic KO kpag .. maga (tone H L H) in use.) ‘try ; do your best to ..’: lit. 2. the person is indicated by prefixing the personal ‘strengthen.. self pronouns 3. when duplicated it gives the [Mmagmaga ni chag. I emphatic sense: myself will go.] Ill Singular cl. Definition Comment Mangarba P n - Sunset Prayer; it is performed immediately after sunset
as a wordDagbani Dictionary CD
In Latvian, brahmanisma filozofijā - daudzveidīgas pasaules ilūzija, kas nezināšanas dēļ šķiet reāli eksistējoša, tādējādi aizsegdama dievību - vienīgo petiso realitāti; māja
as a wordTēzaurs.lv (Dictionary and Thesaurus of Latvian, AiLab / LU MII)
In Latvian, Jēdziens indiešu reliģijā, filozofijā un kultūrā, kas var izpausties kā brīnumains spēks vai ilūzija; māja
as a wordTēzaurs.lv (Dictionary and Thesaurus of Latvian, AiLab / LU MII)
In Latvian, viena no sešām spilgtajām zvaigznēm Plejādu zvaigznājā
as a wordTēzaurs.lv (Dictionary and Thesaurus of Latvian, AiLab / LU MII)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Maya Turovskayab. 1924RUnot in their usual nameSoviet and Russian film critic and theater critic, screenwriter, culturologist, film historian (1924-2019)
- Maja Michailowna Plissezkajab. 1925RUnot in their usual nameRussian ballet dancer (1925-2015)
- Maja Komorowskab. 1937PLnot in their usual namePolish actress
- Maja Gojkovićb. 1963RSnot in their usual nameSerbian politician
- Maya Usovab. 1964RUnot in their usual nameRussian ice dancer
- Maja Savićb. 1976MEnot in their usual nameMontenegrin handball player
- Maya Sarb. 1981BAnot in their usual nameBosnian singer
- Maya Petrovab. 1982RUnot in their usual nameRussian handball player
- Maja Ognjenovićb. 1984RSnot in their usual nameSerbian female volleyball player
- Maja Aleksićb. 1997RSnot in their usual nameSerbian volleyball player
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 37 sources across 21 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FI Finland | DVV — Nimipalvelu (Finnish name service, per-name lookup) | — | 43K | #34 |
| FI Finland | DVV — Etunimitilasto (Finnish given names register) | — | 29K | — |
| LV Latvia | PMLP — Personu vārdi (given names in population register) | — | 6.2K | — |
| LV Latvia | PMLP — Personvārdu meklētājs (per-name population-register lookup) | — | 6.2K | #72 |
| SE Sweden | Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population) | — | 1.5K | #1,283 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 1.3K | #10,118 |
| SE Sweden | SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023) | 2011 | 780 | — |
| SE Sweden | SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023) | 2003 | 779 | — |
| SE Sweden | SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023) | 2000 | 779 | — |
| SE Sweden | SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023) | 2014 | 778 | — |
| SE Sweden | SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023) | 2013 | 778 | — |
| SE Sweden | SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023) | 2004 | 778 | — |
Reference works 3
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Maija a male or female name?
- Maija is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- How common is the name Maija?
- In Finland, the national register counted 29,075 people named Maija, about 1 in 192 residents.
- How common is Maija compared with other names?
- In Finland, Maija is the 121st most common given name of 19,056 given names recorded there.
- What does the name Maija mean?
- Recorded meaning: Maija är en finsk form av → Maria men är också en äldre svensk skrivform av → Maja.
- What are other forms of the name Maija?
- In the etymology graph, Maria, Mary and Marie are forms of the same name in other languages; it is recorded as a short form of Marjo.
- In which country does Maija have the most bearers?
- In Finland, the national register counted about 29 thousand people named Maija, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled maija.
- Where is Maija most common?
- Maija is densest in Finland, where the national register counts about 1 in 192 people carrying it.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Maija” — the 121st most common given name in Finland. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.