Girls' name · since 1968
Aja
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 8,314 babies named Aja, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,870 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,483 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,314
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aja is the #3483 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 8,314 recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aja has been recorded 8,314 times among girls since 1968, currently ranked #3483 nationally and more common than 80% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #1,870 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,483 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,314 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aja ranks #1,870 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,483 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,314 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,870 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,483 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,314
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Aja's 8,314 recorded births place it above 97.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aja compares
8,314 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aja's all-time total is 22x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aja | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,314 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 491 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aja's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 491, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aja popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 491
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Aja popularity over time - boys
90 total births recorded since 1978 (Aja as boys' name)
Aja by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (2,161 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Aja's strongest decade.
2,161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Aja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s
1970s
874 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,161 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,125 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,806 births
- 2010s
2010s
952 births
- 2020s 381
2020s
381 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 2,161 births (26% of all-time use).
How Aja compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aja's total volume
Aja by state
Where Aja concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,024 | 12.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 530 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 473 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 466 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 435 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 364 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 350 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 334 | 4.0% |
1,024 of 8,314 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Aja appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aja's data
- Aja's decade-level peak was the 1980s (2,161 total births); usage has since declined to 381 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ajas (1,024 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1968–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Aja 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 August 2026.