Total births
80
Boys' name · since 1999
Ahijah
Ahijah has 80 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 80
- total births
- 1999–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 78%
- born in that decade
80 boys have been named Ahijah since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ahijah has 80 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2023.
- 80 total births
- 1999–2023 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 78% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
80 boys have been named Ahijah since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.
- 80
- total births
- 1999–2023
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 78%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
78% of everyone ever named Ahijah was born in this single decade.
2002
Single peak year
10 babies were named Ahijah in 2002 - its busiest year on record.
Ahijah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ahijah splits its recorded history at 2005: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ahijah at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2002
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1999
Ahijah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2023
- Peak year (2002)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Ahijah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Ahijah's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Ahijah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 62 births (78% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ahijah? ▼
80 babies have been named Ahijah since 1999. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2002 with 10 births.
When was Ahijah most popular? ▼
Ahijah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Ahijah been used? ▼
Records for Ahijah go back to 1999, giving 25 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Ahijah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ahil, Ahir, Ahian, Ahiyan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Ahijah's data
- Ahijah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ahijah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ahijah
Compare Ahijah side by side: Ahijah vs Ahil Ahijah vs Ahir Ahijah vs Ahian
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ahijah: Baby Name Since 1999 - 80 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ahijah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ahijah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.