Boys' name · since 1993
Ceejay
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 314 babies named Ceejay, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,319 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,411 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 314
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ceejay currently ranks #7411 among boys' names in America, with 314 babies recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ceejay has been recorded 314 times among boys since 1993, currently ranked #7411 nationally and more common than 47% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #10,319 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,411 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 314 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ceejay ranks #10,319 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,411 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 314 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,319 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,411 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 314
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ceejay's 314 recorded births place it above 77.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ceejay compares
314 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Ceejay's all-time total is 15% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ceejay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 314 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ceejay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ceejay's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ceejay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Ceejay by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (100 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Ceejay's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Ceejay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
98 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 100 births (32% of all-time use).
Ceejay by state
Where Ceejay concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 314 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ceejay's data
- Ceejay's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (100 total births) through the 2020s (65) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ceejays (5 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.
Keep exploring Ceejay
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Ceejay
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ceejay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Ceejay 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.