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.
More common than 22% of names given to boys today.
30% of everyone ever named Pj was born in this single decade.
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
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Current rank
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Pj popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970
- Peak year (1984)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
Currently ranks #11133 among boys.
201 total births across 55 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1984 with 9 births in a single year.
Pj by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 60 births that decade — 30% of Pj's all-time total
Pj decade highlights
- Peak decade 60 births
- Runner-up 56 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Pj's strongest decade
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 30% of all-time use.
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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.