NameTides

Aj

Aj was the #1,932 boys' name in the US in 2025 (80 babies), and #1,466 in England & Wales and #3,153 in Canada.

Aj as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Aj as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandScotlandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Aj as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,932 (80)#1,466 (18)#560 (5)—#211 (22)#3,153 (5)
2024#2,345 (60)#1,402 (19)#432 (7)—#302 (13)#2,710 (6)
2023#2,188 (65)#965 (31)#728 (3)—#268 (16)#1,947 (9)
2022#1,981 (77)#1,314 (20)#522 (5)—#225 (22)#1,653 (11)
2021#1,915 (79)#888 (34)—#226 (9)#312 (14)#1,761 (10)
2020#1,895 (78)#993 (28)——#342 (12)#2,746 (5)
2019#2,170 (65)#1,001 (28)—#365 (4)#764 (3)#2,440 (6)
2018#1,901 (78)#1,061 (26)#595 (4)#416 (3)—#1,471 (12)
2017#1,871 (78)#848 (37)#532 (5)—#547 (5)#2,198 (7)
2016#1,863 (80)#1,081 (26)#707 (3)#358 (4)#491 (6)#1,578 (11)
2015#1,983 (73)#1,586 (15)—#314 (5)#699 (3)#1,816 (9)
2014#1,781 (84)#988 (29)———#2,371 (6)
2013#2,278 (56)#976 (29)#399 (8)—#448 (7)—
2012#1,742 (86)#1,229 (21)#669 (3)—#616 (4)#2,666 (5)
2011#1,866 (75)#1,251 (20)———#1,802 (9)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,932.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1961.
  • In 2020, 13% of US babies named Aj were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 21,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 21,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 15,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,900uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,100uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 32,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Aj is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 25,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 19,000 to 1 in 33,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Aj by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #999WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,582CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,347TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Aj (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AjCanadaBoys#3,1535
AjEngland & WalesBoys#1,46618
A.j.England & WalesBoys—too few
AjIrelandBoys#21122
A.j.IrelandBoys—too few
AjNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AjNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AjNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AjScotlandBoys#5605
AjUSGirls—too few
AjUSBoys#1,93280