Boys' name · since 1971
Deejay
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 179 babies named Deejay, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,638 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,329 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 179
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
179 babies have been named Deejay since 1971, making it today's #12329 boys' name.
Deejay has 179 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12329 as of the latest data, more common than 11% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #13,638 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,329 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 179 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deejay ranks #13,638 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,329 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 179 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,638 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,329 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 179
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Deejay's 179 recorded births place it above 69.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Deejay compares
179 36th 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
Deejay's all-time total is 51% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deejay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 179 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Deejay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Deejay splits its recorded history at 2011: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Deejay popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Deejay popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1995 (Deejay as girls' name)
Deejay by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (66 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Deejay's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Deejay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 66 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Deejay's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (66 total births) through the 2020s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deejay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Deejay 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.