Boys' name · since 1972
Ajamu
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 116 babies named Ajamu, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,409 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 116
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
116 boys have been named Ajamu since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ajamu has been recorded 116 times among boys since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2001.
- #16,409 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 116 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ajamu ranks #16,409 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 116 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,409 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 116
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ajamu's 116 recorded births place it above 63.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ajamu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ajamu splits its recorded history at 1980: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ajamu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2001
- Peak year (1974)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Ajamu by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (63 births, 54% of the file).
1970s was Ajamu's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Ajamu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
63 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 63 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Ajamu's decade-level peak was the 1970s (63 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ajamu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1972–2001 (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 Ajamu 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.