US rank #3755 Boys' name Peak 2023 416 births

Ajax — #3755 US boys' name

416 babies named Ajax in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s422010s2232020s151
#3755
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 74% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Ajax was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

45 babies were named Ajax in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ajax

The Social Security Administration has registered 416 babies named Ajax between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ajax currently holds the #3755 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ajax performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 223 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ajax shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ajax in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ajax 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 416 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.

Ajax at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

416

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2023

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,755

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ajax popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
45
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
01020304050 20242021201820152012200920062005 7

Ajax by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
223 births that decade — 54% of Ajax's all-time total
2000s422010s2232020s151

Ajax by state

Where Ajax concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ajax
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 2.4%
California share of Ajax's total US births 2.4%

10 of 416 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ajax?
416 babies have been named Ajax since 2005. It currently ranks #3755 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 45 births.
When was Ajax most popular?
Ajax was most popular in the 2010s decade with 223 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Ajax most popular?
The top states for the name Ajax are California (10 births).
How long has the name Ajax been used?
Ajax has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ajax?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ajay, Ajani, 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, 2005–2024 (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.