US rank #2084 Unisex name Peak 2004 2,174 births

Ajani — #2084 US boys' name

2,174 babies named Ajani in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s481980s751990s2392000s9132010s4932020s406
#2084
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 85% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Ajani was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

109 babies were named Ajani in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ajani

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,174 babies named Ajani between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ajani currently holds the #2084 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 109 babies received it in a single year. Ajani is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 252 additional births since 1979.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ajani performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 913 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ajani shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 409 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Ajani in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ajani in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,174 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ajani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,174

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2004

109 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,084

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ajani popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
109
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
-50050100150 202420182012200620001994198819811974 6

Ajani popularity over time — girls

252 total births recorded since 1979 (Ajani as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 252 births
05101520 20242020201420082004200019961979 6

Ajani by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
913 births that decade — 42% of Ajani's all-time total
1970s481980s751990s2392000s9132010s4932020s406

Ajani by state

Where Ajani concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ajani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
409 18.8%
#2 Florida
202 9.3%
#3 California
186 8.6%
#4 Georgia
54 2.5%
#5 Texas
54 2.5%
#6 Illinois
28 1.3%
#7 Pennsylvania
25 1.1%
#8 Maryland
19 0.9%
New York share of Ajani's total US births 18.8%
Even split

409 of 2,174 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Ajani appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ajani?
2,174 babies have been named Ajani since 1974. It currently ranks #2084 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 109 births.
When was Ajani most popular?
Ajani was most popular in the 2000s decade with 913 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Ajani most popular?
The top states for the name Ajani are New York (409 births), Florida (202 births), California (186 births).
Is Ajani a unisex name?
Yes, Ajani is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 2,174 births, and as a girl's name it has 252 births.
How long has the name Ajani been used?
Ajani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ajani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ajay, Ajax, Ajai, Ajahni, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.