UK boy's name
Pijus
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2021. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Pijus is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Pijus popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2021 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3990, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2013, with 11 births.
This profile covers 75 England and Wales registrations across 14 recorded years from 2007 to 2021. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 36% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 79 living people in the UK are called Pijus. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2022 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Pijus ranked #3990 for boys in England and Wales in 2021, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2013, when 11 boys were registered as Pijus.
- • Pijus ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #339 in 2010.
- • About 79 living people in the UK are estimated to have Pijus as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3990
2021
Births in 2021
4
Latest year
Peak year
2013
11 births
Estimated living
79
2026
Popularity
Pijus over time
The chart below shows babies named Pijus registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2007 to 2021. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Pijus, the clearest high point is 2013. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2021, compared with 11 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Pijus by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Pijus was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4299 | 7 | 2 |
| 2010s | #3308 | 59 | 10 |
| 2000s | #3587 | 9 | 2 |
Geography
Where Pijus is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Pijus. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Pijus ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #339 in 2010.
Across the UK
Pijus in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#339 in 2010
1 years of NISRA records, 4 total registered
Related
Names similar to Pijus
- Patrick 17,559
- Peter 13,150
- Paul 8,542
- Philip 4,997
- Parker 4,664
- Phoenix 3,865
- Preston 3,370
- Prince 1,782
- Patryk 1,763
- Phillip 1,697
- Percy 1,395
- Perry 1,015
FAQ
Pijus: questions and answers
How popular is the name Pijus in the UK right now?
In 2021, Pijus was ranked #3990 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Pijus most popular?
The peak year on record was 2013, with 11 babies registered as Pijus in England and Wales.
How many people are called Pijus in the UK?
A total of 75 babies have been registered as Pijus across the 14 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 4 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Pijus most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Pijus ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #339 in 2010. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.