How popular is the name Aja?

Aja ranks 1,570th among girls' names in US records, with 8,359 births since 1968. Over the past decade it accounts for 733.

Is Aja a unisex name?

No. Aja is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1978, when 491 children were given the name. It has been in use for 57 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#1,570 of girl names

Pronounced AY1 AH0 (ARPABET)

Aja is a girls' name, and first appears in 1968. It has been given to 8,359 children — the 1,570th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 44% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1978, when 491 children were given it.

1978Girls: 491Boys: 19

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Aja?: Aja ranks 1,570th among girls' names in US records, with 8,359 births since 1968. Over the past decade it accounts for 733.
Is Aja a unisex name?: No. Aja is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Aja most popular?: 1978, when 491 children were given the name. It has been in use for 57 years and is still recorded as of 2024.