Unisex name · since 1980
Ajai
Ajai has 276 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,089 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,444 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 276
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ajai is the #8444 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 276 recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Ajai recorded 276 times among boys since 1980, holding rank #8444 nationally today, ahead of 39% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #11,089 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,444 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 276 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ajai ranks #11,089 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,444 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 276 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,089 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,444 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 276
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ajai's 276 recorded births place it above 75.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ajai compares
276 44th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Ajai's all-time total is 25% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ajai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 276 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ajai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ajai's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ajai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Ajai popularity over time - girls
182 total births recorded since 1991 (Ajai as girls' name)
Ajai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (82 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Ajai's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Ajai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
49 births
- 2000s
2000s
80 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 82 births (30% of all-time use).
Ajai by state
Where Ajai concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 2.2% |
6 of 276 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ajai's data
- Ajai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (82 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ajais (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ajai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Ajai 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.