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Bj

bee-jay /biːˈdʒeɪ/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2024 (#9,894)
Babies in 2024
7 (<0.01% of boys)
Peak
#1,514 in 1982
First recorded
1964

Meaning of Bj

The name Bj, simple yet profound in its two‐letter form, evokes the crisp air of Nordic fjords and the hushed serenity of a Kyoto temple at dawn, its pronunciation—bee-jay—ringing with the clarity of a distant bell receding into mist. Rooted in Scandinavian lore, where it often nods to Björn, the mythic bear whose strength emerges from stillness, it finds kinship with Japanese aesthetics in its unadorned elegance, conjuring images of a solitary brushstroke across rice paper or a single sakura petal drifting on a reflective pond. Despite its brevity, Bj unfolds like an ancient scroll, weaving heritage and modern minimalism into a tapestry of quiet confidence, guiding its bearer along a path where cool warmth and timeless discovery meet beneath the gentle glow of moonlit bamboo.

How to pronounce Bj

Popularity of Bj in the U.S.

Bj was last recorded in the U.S. in 2024, ranked #9,894 with 7 babies. It peaked at #1,514 in 1982. It first appears in the records in 1964.

Bar and line chart: Bj in the U.S., 1964–2024. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 41 in 1982 and 7 in 2024. Line: rank among boy names, peak #1,514 in 1982, #9,894 in 2024.
  • Boys named Bj (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1964–2024. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1964⁠–⁠2024 52 rows
Bj: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
202479,894back (not recorded in 2022–2023)
2021117,089▲ 4,933
2020512,022▼ 1,219
2019610,803back (not recorded in 2016–2018)
201579,568▲ 1,149
2014610,717▼ 3,691
2013117,026▲ 3,744
2012610,770▲ 38
2011610,808▼ 4,110
2010126,698▲ 3,166
200979,864▼ 845
200889,019▼ 104
200788,915▼ 1,488
2006107,427▼ 331
2005107,096▲ 2,852
200469,948▼ 367
200369,581▼ 3,493
2002116,088▼ 421
2001125,667▼ 370
2000135,297▲ 359
1999115,656▼ 497
1998125,159▲ 2,122
199777,281▼ 3,096
1996154,185▲ 323
1995134,508▼ 218
1994144,290▲ 407
1993124,697▼ 949
1992163,748▲ 65
1991153,813▼ 861
1990212,952▲ 666
1989153,618▼ 936
1988212,682▲ 657
1987143,339▼ 1,178
1986262,161▲ 781
1985162,942▼ 413
1984192,529▼ 574
1983271,955▼ 441
1982411,514▲ 63
1981381,577▲ 42
1980361,619▲ 324
1979271,943▼ 225
1978311,718▲ 838
1977172,556▲ 915
1976103,471▼ 720
1975142,751▲ 195
1974122,946▲ 1,108
197374,054▼ 1,636
1972152,418▲ 728
1971103,146▲ 690
197073,836back (not recorded in 1966–1969)
196563,537▲ 502
196454,039new