Girls' name · since 1999

Ayjah

83 babies named Ayjah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#29,197 of 72,339
all-time among girls
83
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade

Ayjah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 83 have been recorded since 1999.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayjah has been recorded 83 times among girls since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2011.

  • #29,197 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 83 born since 1999
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayjah ranks #29,197 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 83 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.

#29,197 of 72,339
all-time among girls
83
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ayjah's 83 recorded births place it above 59.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ayjah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Ayjah splits its recorded history at 2005: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Ayjah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2011

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2005)
13
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
468101214 19992000200120032004200520062007200820102011 7

Ayjah by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (66 births, 80% of the file).

2000s was Ayjah's strongest decade.

66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.

Ayjah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 66 births (80% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ayjah? ▼
Ayjah has been given to 83 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #29,197 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2011. 13 babies were born in 2005, its single highest year.
Where does Ayjah sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ayjah ranks #29,197 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ayjah most popular? ▼
Ayjah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Ayjah been used? ▼
Ayjah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 13 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Ayjah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ayja. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Ayjah's data

  • Ayjah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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 Ayjah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1999–2011 (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 Ayjah 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.