Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2002

Ajla

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,551 Trend ↑ Rising 61%
Rank 2025
#4,551
among girls · ↓973 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
30
named Ajla · -30% vs 2024
How common
1 in 53,576
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2002
44 babies
All-time total
841
#8,468 all-time among girls
First recorded
1997
in Social Security records

Ajla popularity over time

841 babies have been named Ajla since 1997, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
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1990s 36 4 – #6,373
2000s 364 36 +911% #3,197
2010s 254 25 -30% #4,480
2020s (to 2025) 187 31 +23% #3,578

Where Ajla is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 32 0.02 outside top 500
2027 34 0.02 outside top 500
2028 35 0.02 outside top 500
2029 37 0.02 outside top 500
2030 38 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Ajla

Ajla is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,551 in 2025 with 30 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1997, 841 American babies have been named Ajla. Its peak came in 2002, when 44 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ajla stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ajla?

The median living Ajla is about 15 years old; half are between 6 and 21. An estimated 800 people named Ajla are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ajla year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 30 #4,551
2024 43 #3,578
2023 40 #3,764
2022 36 #4,043
2021 21 #5,754
2020 17 #6,639
2019 28 #4,776
2018 28 #4,770
2017 31 #4,480
2016 19 #6,412
2015 28 #4,855
2014 21 #5,997
2013 21 #6,024
2012 25 #5,403
2011 30 #4,683
2010 23 #5,779
2009 34 #4,371
2008 44 #3,647
2007 34 #4,382
2006 31 #4,577
2005 42 #3,513
2004 42 #3,494
2003 41 #3,474
2002 44 #3,197
2001 23 #5,016
2000 29 #4,187
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Famous people named Ajla

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ajla Tomljanović Ajla Tomljanović Croatian-born Australian tennis player (born 1993) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ajla, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ajla?

The median living Ajla is about 15 years old. Half of all living Ajlas are between 6 and 21 years old.

How many people named Ajla are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Ajla are alive in the United States, based on 841 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ajla in 2025?

Ajla ranked #4,551 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 30 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ajla?

841 babies have been named Ajla in the United States since 1997, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ajla most popular?

Ajla peaked in 2002, when 44 newborns received the name.

Is Ajla a boy or girl name?

Ajla is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ajla rising or falling?

Ajla is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ajla become more popular?

Ajla is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 38 girls named Ajla in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ajla?

Well-known people named Ajla include Ajla Tomljanović (tennis player).

Names like Ajla

Names that sound and feel close to Ajla: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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