Boys' name · since 1975

Tjay

160 babies named Tjay in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#14,349 of 45,481
all-time among boys
160
born since 1975
2000s
peak decade

Tjay sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 160 recorded since 1975.

Tjay has 160 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2024.

  • #14,349 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 160 born since 1975
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tjay ranks #14,349 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 160 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.

#14,349 of 45,481
all-time among boys
160
born since 1975
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tjay's 160 recorded births place it above 68.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Tjay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Tjay's full recorded timeline at 2002, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Tjay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2001)
10
Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
4681012 19751982199020012009201420232024 7

Tjay by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (40 births, 25% of the file).

2000s was Tjay's strongest decade.

40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.

Tjay births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 40 births (25% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tjay? ▼
160 babies have been named Tjay since 1975. All-time, it sits at #14,349 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2024. The peak year was 2001 with 10 births.
Where does Tjay sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tjay ranks #14,349 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tjay most popular? ▼
Tjay was most popular in the 2000s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Tjay been used? ▼
Tjay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tjay? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tjaden. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Tjay's data

  • Tjay's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (40 total births) through the 2020s (24) -- 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 Tjay

Nearby Names Like Tjay

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tjay

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tjay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1975–2024 (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 Tjay 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.