Girls' name · since 1997
Ajla
841 babies named Ajla in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,462 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,616 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 841
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ajla is the #4616 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 841 recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Ajla recorded 841 times among girls since 1997, holding rank #4616 nationally today, ahead of 73% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #8,462 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,616 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 841 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ajla ranks #8,462 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,616 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 841 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,462 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,616 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 841
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ajla's 841 recorded births place it above 88.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Ajla compares
841 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Ajla's all-time total is 124% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ajla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 841 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ajla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ajla's SSA record in two at 2011 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 1999, with only 10 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 44, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ajla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Ajla by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (364 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Ajla's strongest decade.
364 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Ajla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s
2000s
364 births
- 2010s
2010s
254 births
- 2020s
2020s
187 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 364 births (43% of all-time use).
How Ajla 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 Ajla's total volume
Ajla by state
Where Ajla concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 57 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 48 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 39 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Iowa | | 18 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
57 of 841 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Ajla's data
- Ajla's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (364 total births) through the 2020s (187) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ajlas (57 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ajla
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Ajla
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ajla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Ajla 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.