Recorded 1994–2022 Girls' name Peak 2003 358 births

Aijah — girls' name

358 babies named Aijah in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s642000s1902010s852020s19

The verdict

358 girls have been named Aijah since 1994, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.

358
total births
1994–2022
years on record
2000s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Aijah was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

25 babies were named Aijah in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aijah

The Social Security Administration has registered 358 babies named Aijah between 1994 and 2022, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aijah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aijah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 190 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Aijah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Aijah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aijah 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 358 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.

Aijah at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

358

Since 1994

29 years of records

Peak year

2003

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1994

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2022

Aijah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1994

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2003)
25
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
051015202530 20222017201220082004200019961994 10

Aijah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
190 births that decade — 53% of Aijah's all-time total
1990s642000s1902010s852020s19

Aijah by state

Where Aijah concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Aijah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 3.1%
#2 Florida
5 1.4%
Texas share of Aijah's total US births 3.1%
Even split

11 of 358 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aijah?
358 babies have been named Aijah since 1994. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2003 with 25 births.
When was Aijah most popular?
Aijah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 190 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Aijah most popular?
The top states for the name Aijah are Texas (11 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Aijah been used?
Aijah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 29 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Aijah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aija, Aijalon, Aijha. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1994–2022 (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.