Boys' name · since 2005
Ajax
Ajax has 452 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,371 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,301 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 452
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ajax is the #3301 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 452 recorded since 2005.
Ajax has 452 recorded births among boys since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3301 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #8,371 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,301 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 452 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ajax ranks #8,371 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,301 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 452 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,371 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,301 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 452
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ajax's 452 recorded births place it above 81.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ajax compares
452 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Ajax's all-time total is 22% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ajax | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 452 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ajax's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ajax splits its recorded history at 2015: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2006 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ajax popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Ajax by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (223 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Ajax's strongest decade.
223 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Ajax births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 42
2000s
42 births
- 2010s
2010s
223 births
- 2020s
2020s
187 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 223 births (49% of all-time use).
Ajax by state
Where Ajax concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.2% |
10 of 452 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ajax's data
- Ajax's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (223 total births) through the 2020s (187) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ajaxs (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ajax: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Ajax 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.