Given name
Ajaye
“one who is born facedown”·“one we fight to turn”
Ajaye is a variant of Ajayi. Interpretations include “one who is born facedown” (African) and “one we fight to turn”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ajaye is a variant of Ajayi. Interpretations include “one who is born facedown” (African) and “one we fight to turn”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ajaye is a variant of Ajayi. An origin associated with Ajayi is African.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ajaye through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 6 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 6 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 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
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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