How Many People Are Named Ajax?
people named Ajax are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 761,213 people in the US has this name
Based on 452 babies named Ajax in Social Security records from 2005 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
45 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Greek name Αιας (Aias), perhaps deriving from Greek αιαστης (aiastes) "mourner" or αια (aia) "earth, land". In Greek mythology this was the name of two of the heroes who fought for the Greeks in the Trojan War, the son of Telamon and the son of Oileus. When the armour of the slain hero Achilles was not given to Ajax Telamonian, he became mad with jealousy and killed himself.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Ajax in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ajax alive today is about 8 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 12 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ajax first appears in the records in 2005 and was given most often in 2023, to 45 babies. In 2025, 36 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 2005 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ajax has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,807, in 2023. In 2025 it ranked #3,242.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,242 |
| Best rank | #2,807 (2023) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,423 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ajax alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ajax were born in California than in any other state: about 10 of those alive today.
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