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Ajay

Boy

Meaning of Ajay: Sanskrit: 'unconquerable'

Ajay is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2185th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 826th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2185

63 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#826

39 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,594

First recorded 1964 · peak 2011

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 42 babies1982: 39 babies1983: 55 babies1984: 63 babies1985: 49 babies1986: 61 babies1987: 53 babies1988: 48 babies1989: 46 babies1990: 47 babies19901991: 42 babies1992: 53 babies1993: 61 babies1994: 59 babies1995: 74 babies1996: 79 babies1997: 75 babies1998: 98 babies1999: 104 babies2000: 106 babies20002001: 143 babies2002: 152 babies2003: 157 babies2004: 137 babies2005: 152 babies2006: 156 babies2007: 149 babies2008: 155 babies2009: 142 babies2010: 142 babies20102011: 158 babies2012: 129 babies2013: 138 babies2014: 130 babies2015: 119 babies2016: 88 babies2017: 107 babies2018: 108 babies2019: 77 babies2020: 85 babies20202021: 90 babies2022: 80 babies2023: 70 babies2024: 57 babies2025: 63 babies
US babies named Ajay per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 158.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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