girl's name
Aja
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 3
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 8,568
Aja is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1978, when 510 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 75,352 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1968.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Aja over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 15 |
| 1970s | 893 |
| 1980s | 2,200 |
| 1990s | 2,131 |
| 2000s | 1,826 |
| 2010s | 958 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 381 |
How popular is Aja?
In 2025, Aja was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Aja is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Aja
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aja also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aja over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Aja
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aja — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aja
How popular is the name Aja?
In 2025, Aja was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Aja a girl's or a boy's name?
Aja is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Aja?
Aja has 2 syllables.
When was Aja most popular?
Aja peaked in 1978, when 510 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Aja a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aja currently ranks #3,477 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.