# Django (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/django/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “to awake” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 297 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 297 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 129, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Reported to be the first person singular of a Romani verb meaning "to awake" (cf. Baltic Romani džangavel, Carpathian Romani žangaul, Sinte Romani džangel, etc.) Could also be a Wallonian version or diminutive of French Jean.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11 | 7,203 |
| 2011 | 28 | 3,716 |
| 2012 | 15 | 5,784 |
| 2013 | 15 | 5,733 |
| 2014 | 11 | 7,178 |
| 2015 | 12 | 6,778 |
| 2016 | 9 | 8,320 |
| 2017 | 12 | 6,795 |
| 2018 | 5 | 12,662 |
| 2019 | 9 | 8,378 |
| 2021 | 5 | 12,629 |
| 2022 | 6 | 11,227 |
| 2023 | 5 | 12,702 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12,801 |
| 2025 | 5 | 12,524 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9 | 1,892 |
| 2007 | 7 | 2,435 |
| 2008 | 11 | 1,828 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3,865 |
| 2011 | 5 | 3,300 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4,805 |
| 2013 | 6 | 2,954 |
| 2014 | 9 | 2,248 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3,373 |
| 2016 | 10 | 2,175 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3,040 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3,412 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4,702 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,119 |

## People named Django

- Django Warmerdam, Dutch footballer
- Django Bates, British musician
- Django Lovett, Canadian athlete

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.