Ajeet
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-JEET
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,606 for boys
Ajeet is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “invincible, unconquered”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
What does Ajeet mean?
Sanskrit: from ajita, used by Hindus and Sikhs
“invincible, unconquered”
Borne by Sahibzada Ajit Singh, eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh, who fell at the Battle of Chamkaur.
Is Ajeet a girl's or a boy's name?
Ajeet is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ajeet in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Ajeet, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ajeet in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 30 boys in the UK were given Ajeet or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #951, up from #2,202 for this spelling alone.
- Ajit 19
- Ajeet 11
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Ajeet in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,745 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,649 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,591 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Ajeet in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,606among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Ajeet, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. It first appears in the records in 2001.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Ajeet of any year since it first appeared, in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Ajeet in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ajeet in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
Names like Ajeet
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Avyaan Shivansh Aviraj Adhrit Vihaan Yuvraj Atharv Advik Krishiv Veer Ayansh
Other spellings of Ajeet
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Veda India
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ajeet: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ajeet, updated 20 October 2026.