Total births
297
Boys' name · since 1970
Django
297 babies named Django in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12652
- among boys today
- 297
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 11%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Django is the #12652 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 297 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Django has been recorded 297 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #12652 nationally and more common than 11% 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 1970 to 2025.
- #12652 among boys today
- 297 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
- 11% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Django is currently the #12652 boys' name in America, more common than 11% of boys - 297 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12652
- among boys today
- 297
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 11%
- more common than other boys
Django vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#12652
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 11% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
43% of everyone ever named Django was born in this single decade.
2011
Single peak year
28 babies were named Django in 2011 - its busiest year on record.
How Django compares
297 46th percentile among 14,294 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
Django's all-time total is 19% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Django | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 297 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 23 | 22,252 |
Django's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Django's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Django at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2011
Current rank
#12,652
Active since
1970
Django popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Django by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Django's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Django births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
110 births
- 2010s
2010s
127 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 127 births (43% of all-time use).
Django by state
Where Django concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 26 | 8.8% |
California share of Django's total US births 8.8%
26 of 297 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Django? ▼
Since 1970, Social Security records show 297 babies named Django. Today it holds rank #12652 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2011, with 28 births.
When was Django most popular? ▼
Django was most popular in the 2010s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Django most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Django are California (26 births).
How long has the name Django been used? ▼
Records for Django go back to 1970, giving 56 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Django? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Djay, Djavan, Djaun, Djavon. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Django's data
- Django's decade-level peak was the 2010s (127 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Djangos (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1970–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Django: #12652 Boys' Name - 297 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/django. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Django 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 June 2026.