Ajani
Ajani was the 2146th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 67 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1341st; the most babies were born in 2004 (109). Over the last ten years it has moved up 497 places. More babies were named Ajani in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,146 boys, up 473 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 67boys
- Girls and boys
- 10% girls, 90% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2004109 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,499babies recorded
Ajani popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,271 | #2,146 | 6 | 67 |
| 2020 | #6,939 | #2,619 | 16 | 48 |
| 2010 | #17,106 | #2,144 | 5 | 62 |
| 2000 | #7,171 | #1,783 | 14 | 61 |
| 1990 | — | #4,408 | — | 12 |
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How popular is Ajani, counting every spelling?
Ajani has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ajani?
67 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ajani (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ajani 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 125 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ajani.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ajani?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Ajani are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 8 and 24. That makes Ajani 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.
Ajani by state
How common Ajani was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.8×), Florida (2.8×). In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Ajani
How popular is the name Ajani?
Ajani was the 2146th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 67 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1341st; the most babies were born in 2004 (109). Over the last ten years it has moved up 497 places. More babies were named Ajani in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Ajani a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 10% girls, 90% boys given the name Ajani in the US.
Where is Ajani most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ajani was most common in New York (0.14 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and New Jersey.