Girls' name · since 1998
Bijou
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 299 babies named Bijou, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,923 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,476 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 299
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bijou is the #12476 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 299 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Bijou recorded 299 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #12476 nationally today, ahead of 28% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #15,923 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,476 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 299 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bijou ranks #15,923 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,476 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 299 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,923 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,476 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 299
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bijou's 299 recorded births place it above 77.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Bijou compares
299 45th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bijou's all-time total is 20% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bijou | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 299 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bijou's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bijou splits its recorded history at 2012: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bijou popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Bijou by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (128 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Bijou's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Bijou births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s
2010s
128 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 128 births (43% of all-time use).
Bijou by state
Where Bijou concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 5.7% |
17 of 299 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bijou's data
- Bijou's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (128 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Bijous (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bijou: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bijou draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.