Ajene
The Story of Ajene
As a girl name
Ajene first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1992, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1996: 13 births, good for #6,721 nationwide. About 92% of every Ajene on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Ajene last appeared in the published SSA data in 2001, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 59 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Ajene as a boy name dates back to 1973, when 7 babies received it. 1977 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Ajene — #3,385 in the national rankings. About 46% of every Ajene on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Ajene last appeared in the published SSA data in 2005, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 89 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ajene
Ajene is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 89 births in the dataset. Ajene's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #3,385. Use the chart and map above to compare Ajene'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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