How Many People Are Named Peja?
An estimated 83 people in the United States have the first name Peja. It is used for both genders, with 72.6% female. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Peja peaked in popularity in 2002 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Peja as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Peja paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Peja is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
83
About 1 in 4,129,570 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
72.6% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2002
20 births
Total Registered
84
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Peja
Peja is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (27.4%) and females (72.6%). Out of 84 total births registered, 23 were male and 61 were female.
Peja as a male name
Ranked #13,499 in 2006
5 male births in 2006
Peak: 2003 (8 births)
Peja as a female name
Ranked #19,143 in 2010
5 female births in 2010
Peak: 2002 (15 births)
Peja: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Peja span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 79 babies were registered. Peja has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Peja by Decade
How has Peja tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Peja + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Peja as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Peja
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Peja: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Peja?
We estimate approximately 83 people named Peja are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,129,570 Americans share this first name.
Is Peja a common name?
Peja is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 61.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 84 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Peja most popular?
Peja reached peak popularity in 2002, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Peja is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Peja a female name?
Peja is predominantly female. 72.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Peja Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Peja Smith, Peja Johnson, Peja Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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