Ahja
Ahja is a small borough in Põlva Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia. Named after the Ahja River, it is located 191 kilometers (119 mi) southeast of Tallinn and about 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) north of Põlva.
Meaning & Origin of Ahja
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ahja is a small borough in Põlva Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia. Named after the Ahja River, it is located 191 kilometers (119 mi) southeast of Tallinn and about 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) north of Põlva.
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The Story of Ahja
The earliest SSA record of Ahja as a baby girl name dates back to 1993, when 5 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Ahja — #10,678 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Ahjas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2014 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 107 Ahjas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Ahja
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- Signy Aarna (born 1990), football player
- Andrus Murumets (born 1978), strongman
- Friedebert Tuglas (1886–1971), writer
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About the name Ahja
Ahja is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 107 births in the dataset. Ahja's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #10,678. Use the chart and map above to compare Ahja's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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