Girls' name · since 2009
Ajwa
157 babies named Ajwa in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,281 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,918 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 157
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
157 babies have been named Ajwa since 2009, making it today's #9918 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ajwa has been recorded 157 times among girls since 2009, currently ranked #9918 nationally and more common than 43% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #22,281 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,918 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 157 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ajwa ranks #22,281 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,918 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 157 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,281 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,918 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 157
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ajwa's 157 recorded births place it above 69.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ajwa compares
157 32nd percentile among 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
Ajwa's all-time total is 58% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ajwa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 157 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ajwa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ajwa splits its recorded history at 2017: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ajwa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Ajwa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (105 births, 67% of the file).
2010s was Ajwa's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Ajwa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 105 births (67% of all-time use).
Ajwa by state
Where Ajwa concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 3.2% |
5 of 157 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ajwa's data
- Ajwa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (105 total births) through the 2020s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ajwas (5 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ajwa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Ajwa 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.