Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Dj isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dj through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 870
- 857 boys · 13 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #5,257 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +15%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,257 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Appears in
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