The first name Aja
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 girls were named Aja, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2020, with 5 births (#3,899).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Aja with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Aja at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 44 girls born in the United States were named Aja, the 3,461st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1978, when 491 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Aja
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- A'ja WilsonAmerican basketball player (born 1996)
- Aja EvansAmerican bobsledder, born 1988
- Aja VolkmanAmerican singer, born 1980
Questions
- How popular is the name Aja?
- In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Aja, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 2020, with 5 births.
- Is Aja a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 8,404 US babies named Aja since 1880 were girls.
- When was Aja most popular?
- 1978 in the United States, when 491 babies were named Aja, its highest rank at 412th.