boy's name
Ajit
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 758
Canada
#587
2024 births
Ajit is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2023, when 20 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1973.
Ajit over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 35 |
| 1980s | 65 |
| 1990s | 44 |
| 2000s | 57 |
| 2010s | 69 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 85 |
How popular is Ajit?
In 2025, Ajit was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Ajit 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 Ajit
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ajit also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ajit over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ajit
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ajit — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ajit
How popular is the name Ajit?
In 2025, Ajit was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Ajit a girl's or a boy's name?
Ajit is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Ajit most popular?
Ajit peaked in 2023, when 20 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ajit a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ajit currently ranks #587 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.