Boys' name · since 1970
Pj
Pj has 208 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,728 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,907 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 208
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
208 babies have been named Pj since 1970, making it today's #9907 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Pj recorded 208 times among boys since 1970, holding rank #9907 nationally today, ahead of 29% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #12,728 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,907 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 208 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pj ranks #12,728 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,907 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 208 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,728 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,907 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 208
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Pj's 208 recorded births place it above 72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Pj compares
208 39th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Pj's all-time total is 44% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pj | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 208 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pj's full recorded timeline at 1994, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pj popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1984)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Pj by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (60 births, 29% of the file).
1980s was Pj's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Pj births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
32 births
- 1980s
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 60 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Pj's data
- Pj's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (60 total births) through the 2020s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Pj
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Two nationwide peer axes for Pj: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Pj 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.