The first name Ajit
A boy’s name from Sanskrit.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Borrowed from Sanskrit अजीत (ajīta).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 19 boys were named Ajit, making it the 1,406th most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ajit with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ajit at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 18 boys born in the United States were named Ajit, the 5,211th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2023, when 20 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 Ajit
5 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ajit PaiAmerican attorney and former FCC chairman in the United States, born 1973
- Ajit Jogi1st Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh (1946–2020)
- Ajit AgarkarFormer Indian Cricketer, born 1977
- Ajit PawarFormer Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra (1959–2026)
- Claude MoraesBritish politician and campaigner (born 1965)
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Questions
- What does the name Ajit mean?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit अजीत (ajīta).
- What is the origin of the name Ajit?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit अजीत (ajīta).
- How popular is the name Ajit?
- In 2025, 19 boys born in England and Wales were named Ajit, ranking 1,406th.
- Is Ajit a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 355 US babies named Ajit since 1880 were boys.
- When was Ajit most popular?
- 2023 in the United States, when 20 babies were named Ajit, its highest rank at 4,889th.