boy's name

Django

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 831

Django is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 2013, when 25 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1961.

Django over time

Births per decade in France, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Django by decade in France
Decade Births
1960s 5
1970s 45
1980s 25
1990s 50
2000s 100
2010s 140
2020s (to 2024) 40

How popular is Django?

In 2024, Django was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Django is used

France #5,945 5 in 2024
England & Wales #6,053 3 in 2024
United States #12,866 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Django

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Django also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Django over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Django

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Django — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Django

How popular is the name Django?

In 2024, Django was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Django a girl's or a boy's name?

Django is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Django most popular?

Django peaked in 2013, when 25 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Django a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Django currently ranks #12,866 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.