Recorded 1986–2016 Boys' name Peak 2000 63 births

Ajmal — boys' name

63 babies named Ajmal in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

63 boys have been named Ajmal since 1986, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2016.

63
total births
1986–2016
years on record
2000s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Ajmal was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ajmal in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ajmal

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Ajmal between 1986 and 2016, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ajmal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ajmal performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ajmal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ajmal in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 63 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ajmal at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

63

Since 1986

31 years of records

Peak year

2000

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1986

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2016

Ajmal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1986

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2000)
8
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Ajmal by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
31 births that decade — 49% of Ajmal's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ajmal?
63 babies have been named Ajmal since 1986. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2000 with 8 births.
When was Ajmal most popular?
Ajmal was most popular in the 2000s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Ajmal been used?
Ajmal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 31 years of data through 2016.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.