Girls' name · since 1978
Ajia
616 babies named Ajia in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 616
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ajia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 616 have been recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Ajia recorded 616 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2020.
- #10,373 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 616 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ajia ranks #10,373 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 616 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 616
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ajia's 616 recorded births place it above 85.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ajia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ajia's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ajia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2020
- Peak year (1996)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Ajia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (254 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Ajia's strongest decade.
254 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Ajia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 78
1980s
78 births
- 1990s
1990s
254 births
- 2000s
2000s
220 births
- 2010s 53
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 254 births (41% of all-time use).
How Ajia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ajia's total volume
Ajia by state
Where Ajia concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 17 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.8% |
22 of 616 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Ajia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (254 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ajias (22 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ajia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1978–2020 (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 Ajia 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.