Is Ajay a boy or girl name?
Ajay is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 56 boys were named Ajay, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 4,529 US babies named Ajay were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,435
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ajay since 1964
- 4,529
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 158 babies
Boys and girls named Ajay, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 266 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 488 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 692 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,449 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,191 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 2020s | 381 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56 | #2,435 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 70 | #2,098 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 80 | #1,936 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 90 | #1,770 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 85 | #1,778 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 77 | #1,916 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 108 | #1,553 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 107 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 88 | #1,753 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 119 | #1,434 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 130 | #1,333 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 133 | #1,297 | 5 | #16,644 |
| 2012 | 129 | #1,322 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 158 | #1,143 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 142 | #1,240 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 142 | #1,250 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 155 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 149 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 156 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 152 | #1,080 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 137 | #1,144 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 157 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 152 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 143 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 106 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 104 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 98 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 75 | #1,438 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 79 | #1,359 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 74 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 59 | #1,564 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 61 | #1,513 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 53 | #1,643 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 42 | #1,867 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 47 | #1,702 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 46 | #1,679 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 48 | #1,526 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 52 | #1,400 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 61 | #1,228 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 49 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 63 | #1,144 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 55 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 39 | #1,566 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 42 | #1,480 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 33 | #1,727 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 39 | #1,510 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 35 | #1,597 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 24 | #2,008 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 25 | #1,933 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 29 | #1,704 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 31 | #1,583 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 27 | #1,696 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,080 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,278 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 20 | #1,989 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 18 | #1,978 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,202 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,231 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,540 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,248 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,046 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ajay reached #1,007 in 2003. As a girl name, it reached #16,644 in 2013. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ajay
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.