Unisex name · since 2002

Peja

61 babies named Peja in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#32,731 of 72,339
all-time among girls
61
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade

Peja sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 61 recorded since 2002.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Peja has been recorded 61 times among girls since 2002, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2010.

  • #32,731 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 61 born since 2002
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Peja ranks #32,731 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.

#32,731 of 72,339
all-time among girls
61
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Peja's 61 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Peja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Peja's full recorded timeline at 2007, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Peja popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2010

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2002)
15
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
05101520 20022003200420062007200820092010 5

Peja popularity over time - boys

23 total births recorded since 2002 (Peja as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 23 births
456789 2002200320052006 5

Peja by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (56 births, 92% of the file).

2000s was Peja's strongest decade.

56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 92% of all-time use.

Peja births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 56 births (92% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Peja? ▼
61 babies have been named Peja since 2002. All-time, it sits at #32,731 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2002 with 15 births.
Where does Peja sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Peja ranks #32,731 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Peja most popular? ▼
Peja was most popular in the 2000s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Is Peja a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Peja is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 61 births, and as a boy's name it has 23 births.
How long has the name Peja been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Peja since 2002 -- 9 years through the most recent 2010 data.

What to do with Peja's data

  • Peja's decade-level peak was the 2000s (56 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Peja

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Peja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2002–2010 (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 Peja 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.