Recorded 1978–1979 Boys' name Peak 1978 17 births

Biju — boys' name

17 babies named Biju in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s17
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Biju was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

9 babies were named Biju in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Biju

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Biju between 1978 and 1979, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Biju currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Biju performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Biju in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Biju 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 17 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.

Biju at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

17

Since 1978

2 years of records

Peak year

1978

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1978

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1979

Biju popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1978

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1978)
9
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
7.588.599.5 19791978 9

Biju by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
17 births that decade — 100% of Biju's all-time total
1970s17

Biju by state

Where Biju concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Biju
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 29.4%
New York share of Biju's total US births 29.4%

5 of 17 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Biju?
17 babies have been named Biju since 1978. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1978 with 9 births.
When was Biju most popular?
Biju was most popular in the 1970s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Biju most popular?
The top states for the name Biju are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Biju been used?
Biju has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 2 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Biju?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bijan, Bijon. 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, 1978–1979 (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.