Ajani*

#2,742 most common boys' name of all time · #6,603 across all names · 90% male / 10% female · used 1974–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys

#2,742

Rank overall

#6,603 of 105,966

First appeared

1974

Years on the list

49 of 146

All-time

2,499

Since 2016

726

Peak year

2004 #1,348

Best rank

#1,347 2003

Girls Boys peak 120/yr

Ajani first appears in 1974. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year	Girls	Boys	Total	Rank
2025	6	67	73	#2,157
2024	7	72	79	#2,088
2023	13	87	100	#1,838
2022	12	103	115	#1,674
2021	9	96	105	#1,704
2020	16	48	64	#2,635
2019	5	45	50	#2,791
2018	8	43	51	#2,823
2017	—	51	51	#2,514
2016	5	33	38	#3,396
2015	—	46	46	#2,665
2014	7	40	47	#2,909
2013	5	56	61	#2,291
2012	5	59	64	#2,224
2011	—	58	58	#2,247
2010	5	62	67	#2,158
2009	—	82	82	#1,815
2008	9	96	105	#1,628
2007	8	101	109	#1,556
2006	11	103	114	#1,488
2005	10	88	98	#1,581
2004	11	109	120	#1,348
2003	10	102	112	#1,347
2002	12	95	107	#1,391
2001	13	76	89	#1,586
2000	14	61	75	#1,791
1999	13	37	50	#2,439
1998	12	32	44	#2,636
1997	8	39	47	#2,221
1996	6	24	30	#3,080
1995	7	20	27	#3,378
1994	—	21	21	#3,292
1993	—	14	14	#4,368
1992	—	22	22	#3,073
1991	—	18	18	#3,426
1990	—	12	12	#4,591
1989	—	11	11	#4,720
1988	—	13	13	#3,863
1987	—	7	7	#5,864
1985	—	5	5	#7,149
1984	—	5	5	#6,886
1983	—	10	10	#4,079
1982	—	13	13	#3,452
1981	5	11	16	#3,821
1979	6	15	21	#3,004
1978	—	8	8	#4,487
1977	—	10	10	#3,810
1976	—	9	9	#3,989
1974	—	6	6	#5,145