Boys' name · since 1964
Dj
Dj has 857 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,665 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,252 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 857
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
857 babies have been named Dj since 1964, making it today's #5252 boys' name.
Dj has 857 recorded births among boys since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5252 as of the latest data, more common than 62% 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 1964 to 2025.
- #5,665 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,252 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 857 born since 1964
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dj ranks #5,665 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,252 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 857 born since 1964, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,665 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,252 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 857
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dj's 857 recorded births place it above 87.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dj compares
857 Top 34% higher than 66% of 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
Dj's all-time total is 132% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dj | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 857 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dj's full recorded timeline at 1998, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dj popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Dj popularity over time - girls
13 total births recorded since 1993 (Dj as girls' name)
Dj by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (190 births, 22% of the file).
2010s was Dj's strongest decade.
190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Dj births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 59
1970s
59 births
- 1980s
1980s
139 births
- 1990s
1990s
176 births
- 2000s
2000s
168 births
- 2010s
2010s
190 births
- 2020s
2020s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 190 births (22% of all-time use).
How Dj compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dj's total volume
Dj by state
Where Dj concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.2% |
10 of 857 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dj's data
- Dj's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (190 total births) through the 2020s (119) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Djs (10 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Dj: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Dj 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.