Ajani
Boy · ah-JAH-nee · Yoruba
Ajani is a boys' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “one who wins after a struggle”. In 2025 it ranked 2,145th for boys in the US (67 babies).
What does Ajani mean?
Yoruba
“one who wins after a struggle”
- Say it
- ah-JAH-nee
Is Ajani a girl's or a boy's name?
Ajani is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 67 boys in the US.
How popular is Ajani in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ajani in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Ajani in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Ajani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,145among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 67about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 66% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 67 boys in the US were named Ajani, making it the 2,145th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,616th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 109 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974. 6 girls were also named Ajani in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Ajani than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Ajani in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 8% of the babies named Ajani in the US were girls.
Ajani in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67 | #2,145 |
| 2024 | 72 | #2,078 |
| 2023 | 87 | #1,832 |
| 2022 | 103 | #1,665 |
| 2021 | 96 | #1,700 |
| 2020 | 48 | #2,616 |
| 2019 | 45 | #2,765 |
| 2018 | 43 | #2,795 |
| 2017 | 51 | #2,492 |
| 2016 | 33 | #3,357 |
| 2015 | 46 | #2,640 |
| 2014 | 40 | #2,883 |
| 2013 | 56 | #2,277 |
| 2012 | 59 | #2,208 |
| 2011 | 58 | #2,231 |
| 2010 | 62 | #2,143 |
| 2009 | 82 | #1,808 |
| 2008 | 96 | #1,620 |
| 2007 | 101 | #1,552 |
| 2006 | 103 | #1,479 |
| 2005 | 88 | #1,571 |
| 2004 | 109 | #1,341 |
| 2003 | 102 | #1,340 |
| 2002 | 95 | #1,381 |
| 2001 | 76 | #1,568 |
| 2000 | 61 | #1,778 |
| 1999 | 37 | #2,395 |
| 1998 | 32 | #2,596 |
| 1997 | 39 | #2,198 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,016 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,298 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,209 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 22 | #2,993 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,319 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,521 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
Names like Ajani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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