Boys' name · since 1924
Ej
Ej has 330 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,079 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,650 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 330
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ej is the #5650 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 330 recorded since 1924.
Social Security Administration records show Ej recorded 330 times among boys since 1924, holding rank #5650 nationally today, ahead of 59% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #10,079 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,650 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 330 born since 1924
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ej ranks #10,079 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,650 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 330 born since 1924, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,079 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,650 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 330
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ej's 330 recorded births place it above 77.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ej compares
330 47th percentile among 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
Ej's all-time total is 11% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ej | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 330 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ej's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ej's full recorded timeline at 2008, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ej popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Ej by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (119 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Ej's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Ej births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
119 births
- 2020s
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 119 births (36% of all-time use).
Ej by state
Where Ej concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.5% |
10 of 330 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ej's data
- Ej's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (119 total births) through the 2020s (75) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ejs (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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ej: 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 (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Ej 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.