How Many People Are Named Ajah?
An estimated 1,438 people in the United States have the first name Ajah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Ajah peaked in popularity in 1999 with 97 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ajah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ajah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,438
About 1 in 238,355 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
1999
97 births
Total Registered
1,467
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ajah
Ajah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,467 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ajah as a female name
Ranked #9,547 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (97 births)
Ajah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ajah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 608 babies were registered. Ajah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ajah by Decade
How has Ajah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ajah by State
Birth registrations for Ajah span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, Texas. The lowest are in Indiana, Tennessee, Mississippi. On average, about 25 Ajahs were registered per state.
Ajah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ajah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ajah
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Ajah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ajah?
We estimate approximately 1,438 people named Ajah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 238,355 Americans share this first name.
Is Ajah a common name?
Ajah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,467 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ajah most popular?
Ajah reached peak popularity in 1999, when 97 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ajah is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ajah a female name?
Ajah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ajah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ajah Smith, Ajah Johnson, Ajah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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