US rank #11133 Boys' name Peak 1984 201 births

Pj — #11133 US boys' name

201 babies named Pj in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s321980s601990s262000s562010s132020s14
#11133
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 22% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Pj was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

9 babies were named Pj in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pj

The Social Security Administration has registered 201 babies named Pj between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pj currently holds the #11133 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pj performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Pj shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pj in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 201 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Pj at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

201

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

1984

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#11,133

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Pj popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1984)
9
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
45678910 202420092005200119901985198119771970 5

Pj by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
60 births that decade — 30% of Pj's all-time total
1970s321980s601990s262000s562010s132020s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pj?
201 babies have been named Pj since 1970. It currently ranks #11133 among boys. The peak year was 1984 with 9 births.
When was Pj most popular?
Pj was most popular in the 1980s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Pj been used?
Pj has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.