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Aja

/ˈaɪə/ · 99% girls · 44 born in 2025

Aja has been given to about 8,404 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1978, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈaɪə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 8,250
Median age today31 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Aja per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1978 · 510
  • Born in 202544
  • All time8,404
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Aja?

Its best year was 1978, when 510 babies were given the name, ranking 412th. The typical living American called Aja is about 31 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Aja

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ava0.69
  2. Ana0.69
  3. Ada0.69
  4. Anna0.66
  5. Aya0.69
  6. Ara0.69
  7. Alma0.56
  8. Ayla0.56

Middle names for Aja

Ranked by flow score
  1. Aja Josephine0.84
  2. Aja Rose0.83
  3. Aja Louise0.83
  4. Aja June0.82
  5. Aja Pearl0.82
  6. Aja Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Aja

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Nathanaelbrother · 0.90
  2. Elishaeither · 0.90
  3. Kareembrother · 0.90
  4. Dereckbrother · 0.89
  5. Tianasister · 0.87
  6. Fallonsister · 0.87

Where Aja is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Aja White0.78
  2. Aja Reyes0.78
  3. Aja Nguyen0.78
  4. Aja Moore0.78
  5. Aja Lee0.78
  6. Aja Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Aja

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Aja across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.