Unisex name · since 2005
Mj
Mj has 182 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,546 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,794 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 182
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
182 babies have been named Mj since 2005, making it today's #5794 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Mj recorded 182 times among boys since 2005, holding rank #5794 nationally today, ahead of 58% 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 2005 to 2025.
- #13,546 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,794 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 182 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mj ranks #13,546 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,794 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 182 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,546 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,794 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 182
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mj's 182 recorded births place it above 70.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Mj compares
182 36th 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
Mj's all-time total is 51% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mj | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 182 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mj's full recorded timeline at 2015, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mj popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Mj popularity over time - girls
42 total births recorded since 2018 (Mj as girls' name)
Mj by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (84 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Mj's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Mj births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
84 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 84 births (46% of all-time use).
Mj by state
Where Mj concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 182 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mj's data
- Mj's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (84 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Mjs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Mj
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mj: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
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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, 2005–2025 (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 Mj 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.