Recorded 1973–2023 Boys' name Peak 2022 105 births

Haji — boys' name

105 babies named Haji in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141990s102000s362010s302020s15
2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Haji was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

10 babies were named Haji in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Haji

The Social Security Administration has registered 105 babies named Haji between 1973 and 2023, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Haji currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Haji performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Haji shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Haji 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 105 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.

Haji at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

105

Since 1973

51 years of records

Peak year

2022

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1973

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2023

Haji popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1973

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2022)
10
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
4681012 2023201820142007200219751973 6

Haji by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
36 births that decade — 34% of Haji's all-time total
1970s141990s102000s362010s302020s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Haji?
105 babies have been named Haji since 1973. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2022 with 10 births.
When was Haji most popular?
Haji was most popular in the 2000s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Haji been used?
Haji has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 51 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Haji?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hajime, Hajoon, Hajun, Hajj, and 2 more. 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, 1973–2023 (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.