Boys' name · since 1964
Ajay
4,589 babies named Ajay in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,890 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,239 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,589
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ajay currently ranks #2239 among boys' names in America, with 4,589 babies recorded since 1964.
Ajay has 4,589 recorded births among boys since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2239 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #1,890 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,239 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,589 born since 1964
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ajay ranks #1,890 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,239 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,589 born since 1964, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,890 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,239 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,589
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ajay's 4,589 recorded births place it above 95.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ajay compares
4,589 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Ajay's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ajay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,589 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 158 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ajay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ajay's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 158, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ajay popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 158
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Ajay popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2013 (Ajay as girls' name)
Ajay by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,449 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Ajay's strongest decade.
1,449 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Ajay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 57
1960s
57 births
- 1970s 266
1970s
266 births
- 1980s 489
1980s
489 births
- 1990s
1990s
692 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,449 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,191 births
- 2020s 445
2020s
445 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,449 births (32% of all-time use).
How Ajay compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ajay's total volume
Ajay by state
Where Ajay concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 772 | 16.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 457 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 272 | 5.9% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 203 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 178 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 129 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 57 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 56 | 1.2% |
772 of 4,589 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Ajay appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ajay's data
- Ajay's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,449 total births); usage has since declined to 445 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ajays (772 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 Ajay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Ajay 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.