Ajah
Ajah was the 7906th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 1689th with 97 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,610 places. More babies were named Ajah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,906 girls, down 2,732 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199997 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,481babies recorded
Ajah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,906 | 13 |
| 2020 | #5,174 | 24 |
| 2010 | #4,311 | 34 |
| 2000 | #2,122 | 76 |
| 1990 | #6,469 | 13 |
| 1980 | #7,422 | 8 |
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How popular is Ajah, counting every spelling?
Ajah is a spelling of Aja, a name family that had 57 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 57 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aja | 44 | #3,461 | 290 |
| Ajah | 13 | #7,906 | 66 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ajah?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ajah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ajah 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 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ajah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ajah?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Ajah are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 16 and 28. That makes Ajah mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ajah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ajah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ajah
How popular is the name Ajah?
Ajah was the 7906th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 1689th with 97 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,610 places. More babies were named Ajah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Ajah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ajah in the US.