US rank #9309 Boys' name Peak 2020 303 births

Ceejay — #9309 US boys' name

303 babies named Ceejay in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s512000s982010s1002020s54
#9309
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 35% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Ceejay was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

16 babies were named Ceejay in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ceejay

The Social Security Administration has registered 303 babies named Ceejay between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ceejay currently holds the #9309 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ceejay performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ceejay shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ceejay in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ceejay 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 303 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.

Ceejay at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

303

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2020

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,309

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ceejay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
16
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
5101520 202420202016201220082004200019961993 7

Ceejay by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
100 births that decade — 33% of Ceejay's all-time total
1990s512000s982010s1002020s54

Ceejay by state

Where Ceejay concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ceejay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.7%
California share of Ceejay's total US births 1.7%

5 of 303 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ceejay?
303 babies have been named Ceejay since 1993. It currently ranks #9309 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 16 births.
When was Ceejay most popular?
Ceejay was most popular in the 2010s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Ceejay most popular?
The top states for the name Ceejay are California (5 births).
How long has the name Ceejay been used?
Ceejay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.

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, 1993–2024 (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.