Boys' name · since 2001
Ajeet
136 babies named Ajeet in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,393 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,771 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 136
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
136 babies have been named Ajeet since 2001, making it today's #5771 boys' name.
Ajeet has 136 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5771 as of the latest data, more common than 59% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #15,393 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,771 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 136 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ajeet ranks #15,393 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,771 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 136 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,393 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,771 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 136
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ajeet's 136 recorded births place it above 66.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ajeet compares
136 31st percentile among 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
Ajeet's all-time total is 63% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ajeet | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 136 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ajeet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ajeet's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ajeet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Currently ranks #5771 among boys.
136 total births across 25 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 16 births in a single year.
Ajeet by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (63 births, 46% of the file).
2020s was Ajeet's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Ajeet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
51 births
- 2020s
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 63 births (46% of all-time use).
Ajeet decade highlights
- Peak decade 63 births
- Runner-up 51 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Ajeet by state
Where Ajeet concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 32 | 23.5% |
32 of 136 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 23.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 23.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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- California records the most Ajeets (32 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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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, 2001–2025 (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 Ajeet 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.
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