US rank #12608 Boys' name Peak 2011 292 births

Django — #12608 US boys' name

292 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.

1970s271990s72000s1102010s1272020s21
#12608
of 14,243 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.

What the Data Says About Django

The Social Security Administration has registered 292 babies named Django between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Django currently holds the #12608 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Django performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Django shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Django in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Django 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 292 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.

Django at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

292

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2011

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,608

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Django popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
28
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
0102030 20242019201520112007200219761970 5

Django by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
127 births that decade — 43% of Django's all-time total
1970s271990s72000s1102010s1272020s21

Django by state

Where Django concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Django
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
26 8.9%
California share of Django's total US births 8.9%

26 of 292 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Django?
292 babies have been named Django since 1970. It currently ranks #12608 among boys. The peak year 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?
Django has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
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.

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, 1970–2024 (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.