US rank #7362 Unisex name Peak 2020 267 births

Ajai — #7362 US boys' name

267 babies named Ajai in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s492000s802010s822020s51
#7362
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 48% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Ajai was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

15 babies were named Ajai in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ajai

The Social Security Administration has registered 267 babies named Ajai between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ajai currently holds the #7362 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 15 babies received it in a single year. Ajai is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 182 additional births since 1991.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ajai performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ajai shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ajai in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ajai 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 267 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.

Ajai at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

267

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2020

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,362

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ajai popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
15
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
05101520 202420202016201120072003199819931980 5

Ajai popularity over time — girls

182 total births recorded since 1991 (Ajai as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 182 births
0510152025 20202014200620032000199719941991 5

Ajai by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
82 births that decade — 31% of Ajai's all-time total
1980s51990s492000s802010s822020s51

Ajai by state

Where Ajai concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ajai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 2.2%
New York share of Ajai's total US births 2.2%

6 of 267 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ajai?
267 babies have been named Ajai since 1980. It currently ranks #7362 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 15 births.
When was Ajai most popular?
Ajai was most popular in the 2010s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Ajai most popular?
The top states for the name Ajai are New York (6 births).
Is Ajai a unisex name?
Yes, Ajai is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 267 births, and as a girl's name it has 182 births.
How long has the name Ajai been used?
Ajai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ajai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ajay, Ajani, Ajax, Ajahni, and 4 more. 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, 1980–2024 (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.