US rank #9347 Boys' name Peak 2012 99 births

Rjay — #9347 US boys' name

99 babies named Rjay in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s272010s452020s22
#9347
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 34% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Rjay was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

10 babies were named Rjay in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rjay

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Rjay between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rjay currently holds the #9347 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rjay performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rjay shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rjay in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rjay 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 99 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.

Rjay at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

99

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2012

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,347

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rjay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
10
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4681012 202420202018201320112009200720051995 5

Rjay by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
45 births that decade — 45% of Rjay's all-time total
1990s52000s272010s452020s22

Rjay by state

Where Rjay concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rjay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 5.1%
California share of Rjay's total US births 5.1%

5 of 99 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rjay?
99 babies have been named Rjay since 1995. It currently ranks #9347 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 10 births.
When was Rjay most popular?
Rjay was most popular in the 2010s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Rjay most popular?
The top states for the name Rjay are California (5 births).
How long has the name Rjay been used?
Rjay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 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, 1995–2024 (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.