US rank #7945 Boys' name Peak 2023 317 births

Arjay — #7945 US boys' name

317 babies named Arjay in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s512000s972010s1102020s59
#7945
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Arjay was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

16 babies were named Arjay in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arjay

The Social Security Administration has registered 317 babies named Arjay between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arjay currently holds the #7945 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arjay performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Arjay shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Arjay in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arjay in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 317 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arjay at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

317

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2023

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,945

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arjay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
16
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 202420202016201220082004199819911990 7

Arjay by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
110 births that decade — 35% of Arjay's all-time total
1990s512000s972010s1102020s59

Arjay by state

Where Arjay concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Arjay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
23 7.3%
California share of Arjay's total US births 7.3%

23 of 317 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arjay?
317 babies have been named Arjay since 1990. It currently ranks #7945 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 16 births.
When was Arjay most popular?
Arjay was most popular in the 2010s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Arjay most popular?
The top states for the name Arjay are California (23 births).
How long has the name Arjay been used?
Arjay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arjay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arjun, Arjan, Arjen, Arjuna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.