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
- Pronounced bee-jay /biːˈdʒeɪ/
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.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1964–2024 52 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 9,894 | back (not recorded in 2022–2023) |
| 2021 | 11 | 7,089 | ▲ 4,933 |
| 2020 | 5 | 12,022 | ▼ 1,219 |
| 2019 | 6 | 10,803 | back (not recorded in 2016–2018) |
| 2015 | 7 | 9,568 | ▲ 1,149 |
| 2014 | 6 | 10,717 | ▼ 3,691 |
| 2013 | 11 | 7,026 | ▲ 3,744 |
| 2012 | 6 | 10,770 | ▲ 38 |
| 2011 | 6 | 10,808 | ▼ 4,110 |
| 2010 | 12 | 6,698 | ▲ 3,166 |
| 2009 | 7 | 9,864 | ▼ 845 |
| 2008 | 8 | 9,019 | ▼ 104 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8,915 | ▼ 1,488 |
| 2006 | 10 | 7,427 | ▼ 331 |
| 2005 | 10 | 7,096 | ▲ 2,852 |
| 2004 | 6 | 9,948 | ▼ 367 |
| 2003 | 6 | 9,581 | ▼ 3,493 |
| 2002 | 11 | 6,088 | ▼ 421 |
| 2001 | 12 | 5,667 | ▼ 370 |
| 2000 | 13 | 5,297 | ▲ 359 |
| 1999 | 11 | 5,656 | ▼ 497 |
| 1998 | 12 | 5,159 | ▲ 2,122 |
| 1997 | 7 | 7,281 | ▼ 3,096 |
| 1996 | 15 | 4,185 | ▲ 323 |
| 1995 | 13 | 4,508 | ▼ 218 |
| 1994 | 14 | 4,290 | ▲ 407 |
| 1993 | 12 | 4,697 | ▼ 949 |
| 1992 | 16 | 3,748 | ▲ 65 |
| 1991 | 15 | 3,813 | ▼ 861 |
| 1990 | 21 | 2,952 | ▲ 666 |
| 1989 | 15 | 3,618 | ▼ 936 |
| 1988 | 21 | 2,682 | ▲ 657 |
| 1987 | 14 | 3,339 | ▼ 1,178 |
| 1986 | 26 | 2,161 | ▲ 781 |
| 1985 | 16 | 2,942 | ▼ 413 |
| 1984 | 19 | 2,529 | ▼ 574 |
| 1983 | 27 | 1,955 | ▼ 441 |
| 1982 | 41 | 1,514 | ▲ 63 |
| 1981 | 38 | 1,577 | ▲ 42 |
| 1980 | 36 | 1,619 | ▲ 324 |
| 1979 | 27 | 1,943 | ▼ 225 |
| 1978 | 31 | 1,718 | ▲ 838 |
| 1977 | 17 | 2,556 | ▲ 915 |
| 1976 | 10 | 3,471 | ▼ 720 |
| 1975 | 14 | 2,751 | ▲ 195 |
| 1974 | 12 | 2,946 | ▲ 1,108 |
| 1973 | 7 | 4,054 | ▼ 1,636 |
| 1972 | 15 | 2,418 | ▲ 728 |
| 1971 | 10 | 3,146 | ▲ 690 |
| 1970 | 7 | 3,836 | back (not recorded in 1966–1969) |
| 1965 | 6 | 3,537 | ▲ 502 |
| 1964 | 5 | 4,039 | new |