Ajala
Ajala is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:David Ajala, British actor Toby Ajala, English footballer
Meaning & Origin of Ajala
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ajala is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:David Ajala, British actor Toby Ajala, English footballer
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The Story of Ajala
Ajala first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2001, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 6 Ajalas were born — ranking #13,595 that year. As of 2026, Ajala ranks #15,491 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 22 Ajalas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ajala
Ajala is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 22 births in the dataset. Ajala's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #13,595. Use the chart and map above to compare Ajala'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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