boys:
386 births since 2005
#4200 (8th percentile)
overall:
386 births since 2005
#7353 (5th percentile)
The name Ajax is the #7,353 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 386 recorded births since 2005. This represents the 5.0% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 5.0% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,200 (8.4% percentile) for all time with 386 births since 2005.
Ajax first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2005 (first recorded for boys in 2005).
For boys, Ajax reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 4.4% percentile (ranked #871) with 25 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 25 births per million (ranked 4.4% percentile). Despite a peak around 2020, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for boys. Currently, Ajax is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #871 (4.4% percentile) with 25 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Ajax".
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Our model found one way to pronounce the name Ajax. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 100.0% confident that Ajax is pronounced as AY-jaks, which has 2 syllables.
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