Maija is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1999 and has since faded.
Maija is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,538 for girl births in the United States (and #19,421 across all names), given to 8 babies. Maija was first reported in SSA data in 1952 and peaked in 1999 (59 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,538 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | #10,779 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | #7,129 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #10,138 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #10,796 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | #10,003 |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 | #9,498 |
| 2018 | 19 | 19 | #6,419 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | #15,249 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | #7,848 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | #9,906 |
| 2014 | 16 | 16 | #7,517 |
| 2013 | 22 | 22 | #5,944 |
| 2012 | 25 | 25 | #5,502 |
| 2011 | 21 | 21 | #6,261 |
| 2010 | 18 | 18 | #7,102 |
| 2009 | 29 | 29 | #5,035 |
| 2008 | 36 | 36 | #4,325 |
| 2007 | 34 | 34 | #4,431 |
| 2006 | 29 | 29 | #4,906 |
| 2005 | 31 | 31 | #4,443 |
| 2004 | 34 | 34 | #4,148 |
| 2003 | 47 | 47 | #3,162 |
| 2002 | 24 | 24 | #5,016 |
| 2001 | 38 | 38 | #3,521 |
| 2000 | 33 | 33 | #3,844 |
| 1999 | 59 | 59 | #2,458 |
| 1998 | 34 | 34 | #3,540 |
| 1997 | 35 | — | #3,334 |
| 1996 | 21 | — | #4,826 |
| 1995 | 28 | — | #3,830 |
| 1994 | 19 | — | #5,152 |
| 1993 | 24 | — | #4,328 |
| 1992 | 14 | — | #6,520 |
| 1991 | 15 | — | #6,136 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #9,800 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | #8,461 |
| 1988 | 19 | — | #4,586 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | #8,444 |
| 1986 | 13 | — | #5,633 |
| 1985 | 11 | — | #6,288 |
| 1984 | 15 | — | #4,879 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | #7,064 |
| 1982 | 16 | — | #4,639 |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #8,660 |
| 1980 | 17 | — | #4,438 |
| 1979 | 18 | — | #4,149 |
| 1978 | 14 | — | #4,826 |
| 1977 | 20 | — | #3,700 |
| 1976 | 21 | — | #3,362 |
| 1975 | 14 | — | #4,478 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | #7,350 |
| 1973 | 21 | — | #3,186 |
| 1972 | 17 | — | #3,650 |
| 1971 | 11 | — | #4,996 |
| 1970 | 13 | — | #4,393 |
| 1968 | 19 | — | #3,021 |
| 1967 | 7 | — | #5,802 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | #5,589 |
| 1965 | 8 | — | #5,110 |
| 1964 | 8 | — | #5,275 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #6,303 |
| 1962 | 10 | — | #4,427 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #7,162 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #6,938 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #6,655 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #6,523 |
| 1952 | 6 | — | #5,291 |