NameTides

Cj

Cj was the #3,949 boys' name in the US in 2025 (27 babies), and #2,133 in England & Wales and #2,269 in Canada.

Cj as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Cj as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Cj as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#3,949 (27)#2,133 (11)—#372 (10)#2,269 (8)
2024#3,896 (28)#2,089 (11)—#430 (8)#2,439 (7)
2023#3,347 (35)#2,008 (11)—#770 (3)#2,614 (6)
2022#3,278 (36)#3,049 (6)#311 (5)#306 (14)#2,493 (6)
2021#3,427 (33)#1,860 (12)—#552 (5)#2,812 (5)
2020#2,658 (47)#2,404 (8)#392 (3)#496 (6)#2,197 (7)
2019#3,571 (31)#1,986 (11)——#1,737 (10)
2018#4,226 (24)#1,786 (13)#416 (3)#635 (4)#2,403 (6)
2017#3,440 (32)#1,470 (17)—#710 (3)#2,198 (7)
2016#4,776 (20)#2,335 (9)——#2,428 (6)
2015#3,365 (33)#2,020 (11)——#2,387 (6)
2014#2,622 (46)#2,079 (10)———
2013#3,189 (34)#2,403 (8)——#2,086 (7)
2012#2,772 (43)#3,039 (6)———
2011#3,364 (32)#2,039 (10)——#2,125 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2020 at #2,658.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1968.
  • In 2016, 26% of US babies named Cj were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 63,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 63,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 25,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Cj is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 66,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 55,000 to 1 in 79,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Cj by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,998CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Cj (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CjCanadaBoys#2,2698
CjEngland & WalesGirls—too few
CjEngland & WalesBoys#2,13311
CjIrelandBoys#37210
CjNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
CjNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
CjNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
CjUSGirls—too few
CjUSBoys#3,94927