Boys' name · since 2014
Hajj
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.
- #29,366 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 19
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hajj sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 19 recorded since 2014.
Hajj has 19 recorded births among boys since 2014, 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 2014 to 2020.
- #29,366 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 19 born since 2014
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hajj ranks #29,366 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 2014, peaking in the 2010s.
- #29,366 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 19
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hajj's 19 recorded births place it above 35.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Hajj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hajj's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hajj popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2020
- Peak year (2020)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2020.
19 total births across 7 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2020 with 7 births in a single year.
Hajj by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (12 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Hajj's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Hajj births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12 births (63% of all-time use).
Hajj decade highlights
- Peak decade 12 births
- Runner-up 7 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Hajj by state
Where Hajj concentrates geographically, total births since 2014
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 26.3% |
5 of 19 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Pennsylvania 26.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Pennsylvania accounts for 26.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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- Hajj's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2020s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Hajjs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Hajj: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~6 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, 2014–2020 (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 Hajj 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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