Is Ajani a boy or girl name?

Ajani is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,499 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 10.3% were girls and 89.7% were boys.

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Ajani

Recorded 1974–2025 · United States

Ajani was most popular in 2004, when 120 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,830 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,351, with 73 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,499 people named Ajani.

Ajani over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ajani’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ajani a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ajani is mostly a boy’s name — 10.3% of the 2,499 Americans given it were girls and 89.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 11% girls and 89% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ajani

Where Ajani is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org