Is Aja a boy or girl name?
Aja is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 67 girls and 0 boys were named Aja, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.9% of the 8,359 US babies named Aja were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,594
- Babies named Aja since 1968
- 8,359
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 510 babies
Boys and girls named Aja, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 15 | 100% |
| 1970s | 19 | 874 | 97.9% |
| 1980s | 39 | 2,161 | 98.2% |
| 1990s | 6 | 2,125 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 20 | 1,806 | 98.9% |
| 2010s | 6 | 952 | 99.4% |
| 2020s | 0 | 336 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,594 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,933 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,792 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,817 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,035 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,595 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,240 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,823 | 99 | #1,989 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,668 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,235 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,193 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,308 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,955 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,470 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,590 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,676 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,583 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,965 | 159 | #1,468 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,462 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,317 | 158 | #1,368 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,166 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 209 | #1,067 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 226 | #977 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,267 | 203 | #1,054 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 228 | #939 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,047 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,493 | 192 | #1,033 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 206 | #956 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 246 | #822 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 232 | #843 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 216 | #888 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 207 | #920 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 200 | #961 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 230 | #868 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 202 | #939 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,931 | 200 | #908 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 203 | #868 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,101 | 158 | #993 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 181 | #900 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,161 | 160 | #963 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,577 | 175 | #867 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 249 | #681 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 263 | #674 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,487 | 261 | #668 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,140 | 311 | #597 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 362 | #526 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,376 | 491 | #412 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,656 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,569 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,462 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,646 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Aja reached #2,376 in 1978. As a girl name, it reached #412 in 1978. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Aja
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.