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Ajay

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Ajay: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #287 to #914.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#287#914
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#414
1997#395
1998#369
1999#338
2000#327
2001#305
2002#287
2003#300
2004#351
2005#353
2006#392
2007#426
2008#444
2009#485
2010#513
2011#479
2012#505
2013#647
2014#684
2015#557
2016#641
2017#568
2018#564
2019#740
2020#898
2021#784
2022#878
2023#728
2024#826
2025#914

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #350 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #619 among boys in Scotland, #826 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #414 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2006–2023

    Highest recorded position: #257 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 2006–2023).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #914 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #257 in Northern Ireland in 2006.

Ajay's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#91434HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#82639HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#72846HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#87835HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#78442HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#89832HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#74044HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#56466HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#56868HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#64155HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#55768HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#68448HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#64752HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#50575HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#47977HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#51369HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#48573HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#44482HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#42683HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#39287HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#35389HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#35185HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#30095HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#28797HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#30589HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#32779HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#33874HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#36961HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#39557HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#41450HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#3125HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#3344HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#4183HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#4153HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#3573HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandmale#2575HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#35011HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#5845HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#30614HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#5525HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#38110HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#4388HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#30614HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#4437HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#3899HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#4218HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#4687HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#7113HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#35411HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#4906HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#35411HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#33711HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#4447HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#4735HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#5183HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#3516HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#4234HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#6194HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Ajay is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Ajay, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#287 in 2002
Republic of Ireland2003–202421#306 in 2018
Northern Ireland2006–20237#257 in 2006
Scotland20241#619 in 2024

Its high point came 22 years earlier in England and Wales (2002) than in Scotland (2024).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #257 in Northern Ireland in 2006. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.