Given name & surname
Ajax
Ajax is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Original GreekΑίας
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
In mythological stories, Ajax is associated with a hero of the Trojan war.
Ajax through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 452
- 452 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 45 babies
- 2025
- 36
- #3,243 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +20%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,243 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 19.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 317 as a first name in 2020; 145 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ajax’s family of names
Ajax has a related form in Aias. Ajax has a related form in Aiastes. Ajax has a related form in Ajaxe.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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