Recorded 1999–2023 Boys' name Peak 2002 80 births

Ahijah — boys' name

80 babies named Ahijah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s622010s52020s8
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.

What the Data Says About Ahijah

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Ahijah between 1999 and 2023, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ahijah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ahijah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ahijah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ahijah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 80 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ahijah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

80

Since 1999

25 years of records

Peak year

2002

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1999

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ahijah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1999

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2002)
10
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 202320142009200820072005200420032002200120001999 5

Ahijah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
62 births that decade — 78% of Ahijah's all-time total
1990s52000s622010s52020s8

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?
Ahijah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 25 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ahijah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ahil, Ahian, Ahir, Ahiyan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.