Pj
Masculine
Pj entered the US charts in 1970, peaked at #4157 in 1978, ranks #9714 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Pj?
Pj first appears in US birth records in 1970 — 55 years ago. The typical Pj alive today was born around 1994, making them about 31 years old. About 200 people named Pj are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Pj most popular?
Pj peaked in 1978, reaching #4157 nationally. Today it ranks #9714, 5,557 places below that high. See the whole 1978 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1970
- Most boys named
- 19849 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #4157reached in 1978
- Change vs 2024
- +16.7%7 in 2025, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Pjs among us
people named Pj are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 244,011 born in 2025 was named Pj
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Milen test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Pj's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Milen climbed just as high around 1928, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Milen's path sketches the road Pj is walking now.
Pj sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Pj beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Pj in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
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Masculine · #9714 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Pjs are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Pj are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Pj in 2025?
- Pj ranks #9714 among US boy names in 2025, with 7 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Pj?
- About 1 in every 244,011 US boys born in 2025 was named Pj — 7 in all.
- Will my child share the name Pj with classmates?
- Pj will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Pj
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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