Majesty

Majesty: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “greatness, royal dignity”
Origin: English
Say it: MAJ-uh-stee · 3 syllables
Used for: Both (78% girls, 22% boys since 1880)

Majesty is an English vocabulary word occasionally used as a given name. It derives from Latin maiestas through French and English.

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How popular is Majesty?

202458.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Majesty in 2024194

2024 rank#1,505 girls

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 18803,142

Majesty is rising: use over the last five years is 4.7× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Majesty

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Majesty questions

What does the name Majesty mean?

Majesty means "greatness, royal dignity". It comes from English. Majesty is an English vocabulary word occasionally used as a given name. It derives from Latin maiestas through French and English.

Is Majesty a boy or girl name?

Majesty is used for both: about 78% of US babies named Majesty since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Majesty?

194 US babies were named Majesty in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Majesty?

Majesty is usually pronounced MAJ-uh-stee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.