Unisex name · since 1973

Ajene

89 babies named Ajene in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#18,131 of 45,481
all-time among boys
89
born since 1973
1970s
peak decade

Ajene sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 89 recorded since 1973.

Ajene has 89 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2005.

  • #18,131 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 89 born since 1973
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ajene ranks #18,131 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 89 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.

#18,131 of 45,481
all-time among boys
89
born since 1973
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ajene's 89 recorded births place it above 59.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ajene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Ajene splits its recorded history at 1991: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Ajene popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2005

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1977)
11
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
4681012 1973197619781991199419962005 5

Ajene popularity over time - girls

59 total births recorded since 1992 (Ajene as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 59 births
468101214 19921993199419961997199819992001 5

Ajene by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (41 births, 46% of the file).

1970s was Ajene's strongest decade.

41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Ajene births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 41 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ajene? ▼
89 babies have been named Ajene since 1973. All-time, it sits at #18,131 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1977 with 11 births.
Where does Ajene sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ajene ranks #18,131 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ajene most popular? ▼
Ajene was most popular in the 1970s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Is Ajene a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Ajene is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 89 births, and as a girl's name it has 59 births.
How long has the name Ajene been used? ▼
Ajene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 33 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Ajene? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ajeet, Ajee. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Ajene's data

  • Ajene's decade-level peak was the 1970s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ajene

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ajene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1973–2005 (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 Ajene 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.