Ajahn
Ajahn is a Thai- and Lao-derived term that translates as "professor" or "teacher". The term is in turn derived from the Pali word ācariya and is a term of respect, similar in meaning to the Japanese sensei.
Meaning & Origin of Ajahn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ajahn is a Thai- and Lao-derived term that translates as "professor" or "teacher". The term is in turn derived from the Pali word ācariya and is a term of respect, similar in meaning to the Japanese sensei.
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The Story of Ajahn
American parents first put Ajahn on the record books as a baby boy name in 1993, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 6 Ajahns were born — ranking #7,638 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1993 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 6 Ajahns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ajahn
Ajahn is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Ajahn's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #7,638. Use the chart and map above to compare Ajahn'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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