NameTides

Ajay

Ajay was the #2,230 boys' name in the US in 2025 (63 babies), and #914 in England & Wales and #1,944 in Canada.

Ajay as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ajay 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.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Ajay 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#2,230 (63)#914 (34)———#1,944 (10)
2024#2,418 (57)#826 (39)#619 (4)—#350 (11)#1,353 (16)
2023#2,097 (70)#728 (46)#482 (6)#312 (5)#584 (5)#2,123 (8)
2022#1,938 (80)#878 (35)#522 (5)—#306 (14)#1,350 (15)
2021#1,770 (90)#784 (42)#437 (7)—#552 (5)#1,898 (9)
2020#1,778 (85)#898 (32)#390 (8)#334 (4)#381 (10)#925 (25)
2019#1,917 (77)#740 (44)#431 (7)#418 (3)#438 (8)#1,065 (20)
2018#1,553 (108)#564 (66)#392 (8)—#306 (14)#1,133 (18)
2017#1,530 (107)#568 (68)#442 (7)#415 (3)#443 (7)#1,038 (21)
2016#1,754 (88)#641 (55)#355 (10)—#389 (9)#971 (23)
2015#1,434 (119)#557 (68)#273 (15)—#421 (8)#923 (24)
2014#1,334 (130)#684 (48)#302 (13)#398 (3)#468 (7)#1,250 (15)
2013#1,297 (133)#647 (52)#366 (9)—#711 (3)#1,002 (21)
2012#1,322 (129)#505 (75)#467 (6)—#354 (11)#862 (26)
2011#1,143 (158)#479 (77)#345 (10)—#490 (6)#896 (24)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2011 at #1,143.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1964.

How common is it?

about 1 in 27,000 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 27,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 8,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ajay is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 33,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 27,000 to 1 in 39,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ajay by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: 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: #1,760NYMassachusetts: 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: #1,687CAUtah: 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: #1,760TXFlorida: #1,478FL
Ajay (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#96411

Ajay (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AjayCanadaBoys#1,94410
AjayEngland & WalesBoys#91434
AjayIrelandBoys—too few
AjayNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AjayScotlandBoys—too few
AjayUSGirls—too few
AjayUSBoys#2,23063