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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Aj

Aj was the 1932nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 80 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 1546th; the most babies were born in 2012 (86). Over the last ten years it has moved up 51 places. More babies were named Aj in the 2010s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
#1,932 boys, down 36 places since 2020
Babies in 2025
80boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
201286 babies
Total since 1880
2,499babies recorded

Aj popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 43 since 2010.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025#1,93280
2020#1,89678
2010#2,18760
2000#2,22344
1990#2,95321
1980#4,5068
1970#4,2386
1960——
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How popular is Aj, counting every spelling?

Aj has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How many kids will share the name Aj?

80 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aj (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Aj born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 105 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aj.

Chance of another Aj in a class of 20under 1 in 50US, born 2025
Most likely inTexasunder 1 in 50 (2024)

Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.

How old are people named Aj?

About 2,400 people born in the US named Aj are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 9 and 28. That makes Aj mostly worn by children and young adults.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Aj by state

How common Aj was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.7×). In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesWA0.03Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNY0.02Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesCA0.07Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesAZ0.03New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTX0.05Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Aj, boys, 2021–2025. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Aj: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aj, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Aj

How popular is the name Aj?

Aj was the 1932nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 80 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 1546th; the most babies were born in 2012 (86). Over the last ten years it has moved up 51 places. More babies were named Aj in the 2010s than in any other decade.

Is Aj a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Aj in the US.

Where is Aj most popular?

In 2021–2025, Aj was most common in California (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Arizona.