Total births
12
US rank #13771 Boys' name Peak 2020 12 births
Balaj — #13771 US boys' name
12 babies named Balaj in U.S. Social Security records since 2020, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#13771
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 3% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Balaj was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
7 babies were named Balaj in 2020 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Balaj
The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Balaj between 2020 and 2024, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Balaj currently holds the #13771 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Balaj performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Balaj 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 12 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.
Balaj at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2020
Current rank
#13,771
Active since
2020
Balaj popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2020
- Peak year (2020)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
Balaj by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 12 births that decade — 100% of Balaj's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Balaj? ▼
12 babies have been named Balaj since 2020. It currently ranks #13771 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 7 births.
When was Balaj most popular? ▼
Balaj was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Balaj been used? ▼
Balaj has been recorded in Social Security data since 2020, spanning 5 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Balaj? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Baltazar, Baldemar, Ballard, Baldomero, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Balaj
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Baldemar Boy
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Ballard Boy
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Baldomero Boy
1,074 births
Baldwin Boy
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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, 2020–2024 (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.