How Many People Are Named Pj?
An estimated 194 people in the United States have the first name Pj. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Pj peaked in popularity in 1984 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pj 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 Pj paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
194
About 1 in 1,766,775 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1984
9 births
Total Registered
201
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pj
Pj is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 201 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Pj as a male name
Ranked #11,941 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1984 (9 births)
Pj: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pj span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 60 babies were registered. Pj has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pj by Decade
How has Pj 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.
Pj + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pj as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pj
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pj: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pj?
We estimate approximately 194 people named Pj 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 1,766,775 Americans share this first name.
Is Pj a common name?
Pj is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 201 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pj most popular?
Pj reached peak popularity in 1984, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pj is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pj a male name?
Pj is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pj Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pj Smith, Pj Johnson, Pj 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me