Girls' name · since 1990
Ajanae
Ajanae has 833 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,517 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,728 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 833
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
833 babies have been named Ajanae since 1990, making it today's #13728 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ajanae has been recorded 833 times among girls since 1990, currently ranked #13728 nationally and more common than 21% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #8,517 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,728 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 833 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ajanae ranks #8,517 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,728 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 833 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,517 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,728 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 833
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ajanae's 833 recorded births place it above 88.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Ajanae compares
833 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Ajanae's all-time total is 122% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ajanae | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 833 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ajanae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ajanae's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 32% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 68%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2023, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 63, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ajanae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Ajanae by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (454 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Ajanae's strongest decade.
454 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Ajanae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 181
1990s
181 births
- 2000s
2000s
454 births
- 2010s 156
2010s
156 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 454 births (55% of all-time use).
How Ajanae compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ajanae's total volume
Ajanae by state
Where Ajanae concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 64 | 7.7% |
| #2 | California | | 47 | 5.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 35 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 21 | 2.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
64 of 833 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Ajanae's data
- Ajanae's decade-level peak was the 2000s (454 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Ajanaes (64 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Ajanae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Ajanae 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.