Recorded 2014–2020 Boys' name Peak 2020 19 births

Hajj — boys' name

19 babies named Hajj in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s122020s7
2010s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Hajj was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

7 babies were named Hajj in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hajj

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Hajj between 2014 and 2020, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hajj currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hajj performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Hajj shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hajj in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hajj 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 19 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.

Hajj at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

19

Since 2014

7 years of records

Peak year

2020

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2014

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2020

Hajj popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2014

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2020)
7
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
5.566.577.5 202020182014 6

Hajj by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
12 births that decade — 63% of Hajj's all-time total
2010s122020s7

Hajj by state

Where Hajj concentrates geographically — total births since 2014

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hajj
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 26.3%
Pennsylvania share of Hajj's total US births 26.3%

5 of 19 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hajj?
19 babies have been named Hajj since 2014. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2020 with 7 births.
When was Hajj most popular?
Hajj was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Hajj most popular?
The top states for the name Hajj are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Hajj been used?
Hajj has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 7 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Hajj?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hajime, Haji, Hajoon, Hajun, 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, 2014–2020 (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.