Boys' name · since 1976
Ojay
19 babies named Ojay in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #29,465 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 19
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ojay is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 19 have been recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ojay has been recorded 19 times among boys since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1978.
- #29,465 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 19 born since 1976
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ojay ranks #29,465 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1976, peaking in the 1970s.
- #29,465 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 19
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ojay's 19 recorded births place it above 35.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ojay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ojay's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ojay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1978
- Peak year (1976)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1978.
19 total births across 3 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1976 with 7 births in a single year.
Ojay by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (19 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Ojay's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ojay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 19 births (100% of all-time use).
Ojay decade highlights
- Peak decade 19 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ojay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1976–1978 (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 Ojay 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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