Ajay
Ajay was the 2230th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 63 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1007th; the most babies were born in 2011 (158). Over the last ten years it has moved down 796 places. More babies were named Ajay in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,230 boys, down 452 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 63boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011158 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,594babies recorded
Ajay popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2013.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,230 | 63 |
| 2020 | #1,778 | 85 |
| 2010 | #1,240 | 142 |
| 2000 | #1,247 | 106 |
| 1990 | #1,702 | 47 |
| 1980 | #1,727 | 33 |
| 1970 | #1,989 | 20 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ajay, counting every spelling?
Ajay is the most common spelling of a name family that had 72 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 72 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajay | 63 | #2,230 | 360 |
| Ajai | 9 | #8,268 | 45 |
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 Ajay?
63 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ajay (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ajay 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 133 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ajay.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ajay?
About 4,500 people born in the US named Ajay are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 13 and 30. That makes Ajay 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.
Ajay by state
How common Ajay was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.8×), New York (1.5×). In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ajay: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ajay, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ajay
How popular is the name Ajay?
Ajay was the 2230th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 63 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1007th; the most babies were born in 2011 (158). Over the last ten years it has moved down 796 places. More babies were named Ajay in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Ajay a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ajay in the US.
Where is Ajay most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ajay was most common in California (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Texas.