Total births
107
Girls' name · since 1993
Ahja
107 babies named Ahja in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 107
- total births
- 1993–2014
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
Ahja sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 107 recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Ahja recorded 107 times among girls since 1993, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2014.
- 107 total births
- 1993–2014 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 38% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
107 girls have been named Ahja since 1993, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2014.
- 107
- total births
- 1993–2014
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
38% of everyone ever named Ahja was born in this single decade.
2009
Single peak year
10 babies were named Ahja in 2009 - its busiest year on record.
Ahja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ahja splits its recorded history at 2002: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ahja at a glance
Last recorded 2014Peak year
2009
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1993
Ahja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2014
- Peak year (2009)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Ahja by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Ahja's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Ahja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 41 births (38% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ahja? ▼
Ahja has been given to 107 babies in the U.S. since 1993, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2014. 10 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
When was Ahja most popular? ▼
Ahja was most popular in the 1990s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Ahja been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ahja since 1993 -- 22 years through the most recent 2014 data.
What names are similar to Ahja? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ahjanae, Ahjah, Ahjanay, Ahjahnae. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Ahja's data
- Ahja's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (41 total births) through the 2010s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1993–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ahja: Baby Name Since 1993 - 107 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ahja. 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 Ahja 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 June 2026.