Boys' name · since 1973
Ajit
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 355 babies named Ajit, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,670 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,269 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 355
- born since 1973
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ajit currently ranks #5269 among boys' names in America, with 355 babies recorded since 1973.
Ajit has 355 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5269 as of the latest data, more common than 62% 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 1973 to 2025.
- #9,670 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,269 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 355 born since 1973
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ajit ranks #9,670 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,269 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 355 born since 1973, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,670 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,269 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 355
- born since 1973
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ajit's 355 recorded births place it above 78.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ajit compares
355 49th 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
Ajit's all-time total is 4% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ajit | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 355 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ajit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ajit's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ajit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Ajit by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (85 births, 24% of the file).
2020s was Ajit's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Ajit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 85 births (24% of all-time use).
Ajit by state
Where Ajit concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 46 | 13.0% |
46 of 355 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ajit's data
- California records the most Ajits (46 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Ajit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Ajit 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.