Total births
61
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.
- 61
- total births
- 2002–2010
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 92%
- born in that 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.
- 61 total births
- 2002–2010 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 92% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
61 girls have been named Peja since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2010.
- 61
- total births
- 2002–2010
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 92%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
92% of everyone ever named Peja was born in this single decade.
2002
Single peak year
15 babies were named Peja in 2002 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2010Peak year
2002
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2002
Peja popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2010
- Peak year (2002)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Peja popularity over time - boys
23 total births recorded since 2002 (Peja as boys' name)
Peja by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 56 births (92% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Peja? ▼
61 babies have been named Peja since 2002. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2002 with 15 births.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Peja: Baby Name Since 2002 - 61 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/peja. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.