Given name
Ajaya
Ajaya is used as a given name. One Hindi interpretation is “one who is invincible; having the power of a god.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hindi interpretation is “one who is invincible; having the power of a god.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hindi.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ajaya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 155
- 0 boys · 155 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 288 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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