Girls' name · since 1964
Djuna
Djuna has 375 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 375
- born since 1964
- 1960s
- peak decade
Djuna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 375 recorded since 1964.
Djuna has 375 recorded births among girls since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2023.
- #14,053 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 375 born since 1964
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Djuna ranks #14,053 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 375 born since 1964, peaking in the 1960s.
- #14,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 375
- born since 1964
- 1960s
- peak decade
Djuna's 375 recorded births place it above 80.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
Djuna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Djuna's full recorded timeline at 1975, 18% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 82% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 198 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Djuna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2023
- Peak year (1964)
- 198
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2023.
375 total births across 60 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1964 with 198 births in a single year.
Djuna by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (285 births, 76% of the file).
1960s was Djuna's strongest decade.
285 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Djuna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
285 births
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s 42
2010s
42 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 285 births (76% of all-time use).
Djuna decade highlights
- Peak decade 285 births
- Runner-up 42 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Djuna by state
Where Djuna concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 19 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 18 | 4.8% |
| #3 | California | | 17 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 17 | 4.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 12 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Texas | | 12 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 8 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 7 | 1.9% |
19 of 375 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Louisiana 5.1% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.8% of nationwide
- California 4.5% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.5% of nationwide
- North Carolina 3.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 16 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Louisiana accounts for 5.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Djuna appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Djuna's data
- Djuna's decade-level peak was the 1960s (285 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Djunas (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Djuna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1964–2023 (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 Djuna 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.
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