Total births
172
Boys' name · since 1999
Ejay
172 babies named Ejay in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 172
- total births
- 1999–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
Ejay sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 172 recorded since 1999.
Ejay has 172 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- 172 total births
- 1999–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 45% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
172 boys have been named Ejay since 1999, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 172
- total births
- 1999–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
45% of everyone ever named Ejay was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
18 babies were named Ejay in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
Ejay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ejay's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ejay at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2009
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1999
Ejay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Ejay by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Ejay's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Ejay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
55 births
- 2010s
2010s
78 births
- 2020s
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 78 births (45% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ejay? ▼
172 babies have been named Ejay since 1999. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2009 with 18 births.
When was Ejay most popular? ▼
Ejay was most popular in the 2010s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Ejay been used? ▼
Ejay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 27 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Ejay? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ejaz. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Ejay's data
- Ejay's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (78 total births) through the 2020s (34) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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 July 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, 1999–2025 (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. "Ejay: Baby Name Since 1999 - 172 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ejay. 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 Ejay 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 July 2026.