Girls' name · since 2001

Ajalae

Ajalae has 13 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#50,741 of 72,339
all-time among girls
13
born since 2001
2000s
peak decade

Ajalae is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 13 have been recorded since 2001.

Social Security Administration records show Ajalae recorded 13 times among girls since 2001, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2002.

  • #50,741 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 13 born since 2001
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ajalae ranks #50,741 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.

#50,741 of 72,339
all-time among girls
13
born since 2001
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ajalae's 13 recorded births place it above 28.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ajalae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ajalae's full recorded timeline at 2002, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ajalae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2002

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (2001)
8
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
456789 20012002 5

Ajalae by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (13 births, 100% of the file).

2000s was Ajalae's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Ajalae births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ajalae? ▼
13 babies have been named Ajalae since 2001. All-time, it sits at #50,741 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 2001 with 8 births.
Where does Ajalae sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ajalae ranks #50,741 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ajalae most popular? ▼
Ajalae was most popular in the 2000s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Ajalae been used? ▼
Records for Ajalae go back to 2001, giving 2 years of history through 2002.
What names are similar to Ajalae? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aja, Ajah, Ajanae, Ajani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ajalae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2001–2002 (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 Ajalae 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.