Unisex name · since 2002
Ajalon
Ajalon has 12 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #51,420 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ajalon sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 12 recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Ajalon recorded 12 times among girls since 2002, 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 2002 to 2006.
- #51,420 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ajalon ranks #51,420 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #51,420 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ajalon's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ajalon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ajalon splits its recorded history at 2006: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ajalon popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2006
- Peak year (2002)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Ajalon popularity over time - boys
7 total births recorded since 2005 (Ajalon as boys' name)
Ajalon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).
2000s was Ajalon's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ajalon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ajalon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~4 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, 2002–2006 (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 Ajalon 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.