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Ajay

/ˈɛdʒeɪ/ · 100% boys · 63 born in 2025

Ajay has been given to about 4,594 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2011, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɛdʒeɪ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,373
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ajay per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2011 · 158
  • Born in 202563
  • All time4,594
  • England & Wales, 2025#932 · 34

How popular is Ajay?

Its best year was 2011, when 158 babies were given the name, ranking 1143rd. The typical living American called Ajay is about 20 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Ajay

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jay0.74
  2. Ray0.55
  3. Clay0.55
  4. Shay0.55
  5. Adam0.53
  6. Gray0.55
  7. Alan0.53
  8. Adan0.53

Middle names for Ajay

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ajay John0.77
  2. Ajay Lee0.77
  3. Ajay Dean0.76
  4. Ajay Bryce0.76
  5. Ajay Ross0.76
  6. Ajay Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Ajay

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.94
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.93
  3. Mustafabrother · 0.93
  4. Ilianasister · 0.93
  5. Tracebrother · 0.92
  6. Samirasister · 0.92

Where Ajay is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.00%
  2. New York0.00%
  3. Texas0.00%
  4. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ajay White0.72
  2. Ajay Reyes0.72
  3. Ajay Nguyen0.72
  4. Ajay Moore0.72
  5. Ajay Lee0.72
  6. Ajay Hill0.72

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 Ajay

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Ajay 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.