US rank #6525 Boys' name Peak 2022 838 births

Dj — #6525 US boys' name

838 babies named Dj in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s591980s1391990s1762000s1682010s1902020s100
#6525
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 54% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Dj was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

27 babies were named Dj in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dj

The Social Security Administration has registered 838 babies named Dj between 1964 and 2024, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dj currently holds the #6525 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dj performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 190 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Dj shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dj in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dj 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 838 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.

Dj at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

838

Since 1964

61 years of records

Peak year

2022

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,525

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1964

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dj popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1964

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
27
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
051015202530 202420172010200319961989198219741964 6

Dj popularity over time — girls

13 total births recorded since 1993 (Dj as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 13 births
5.566.577.5 19941993 6

Dj by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
190 births that decade — 23% of Dj's all-time total
1960s61970s591980s1391990s1762000s1682010s1902020s100

Dj by state

Where Dj concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dj
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 1.2%
California share of Dj's total US births 1.2%

10 of 838 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dj?
838 babies have been named Dj since 1964. It currently ranks #6525 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 27 births.
When was Dj most popular?
Dj was most popular in the 2010s decade with 190 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Dj most popular?
The top states for the name Dj are California (10 births).
How long has the name Dj been used?
Dj has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 61 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dj?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Djuan, Djibril, Django, Djimon, and 4 more. 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, 1964–2024 (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.