US rank #3989 Boys' name Peak 1988 2,109 births

Tj — #3989 US boys' name

2,109 babies named Tj in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s131960s461970s2041980s5341990s4202000s3812010s3492020s157
#3989
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 72% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Tj was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

74 babies were named Tj in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tj

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,109 babies named Tj between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tj currently holds the #3989 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 74 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tj performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 534 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Tj shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 135 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Tj in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tj 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 2,109 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.

Tj at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,109

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

1988

74 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#3,989

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tj popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
74
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
020406080 202420162008200019921984197619681917 5

Tj popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1985 (Tj as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19861985 5

Tj by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
534 births that decade — 25% of Tj's all-time total
1910s51920s131960s461970s2041980s5341990s4202000s3812010s3492020s157

Tj by state

Where Tj concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tj
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
135 6.4%
#2 Texas
33 1.6%
#3 Utah
26 1.2%
#4 Michigan
23 1.1%
#5 Ohio
14 0.7%
#6 Washington
11 0.5%
#7 Illinois
10 0.5%
#8 Arizona
5 0.2%
California share of Tj's total US births 6.4%
Even split

135 of 2,109 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Tj appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tj?
2,109 babies have been named Tj since 1917. It currently ranks #3989 among boys. The peak year was 1988 with 74 births.
When was Tj most popular?
Tj was most popular in the 1980s decade with 534 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Tj most popular?
The top states for the name Tj are California (135 births), Texas (33 births), Utah (26 births).
How long has the name Tj been used?
Tj has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tj?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tjay, Tjaden, Tjuan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1917–2024 (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.