Given name · also Sanskrit
Ajit
“one who is invincible”
Ajit is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “one who is invincible.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “one who is invincible.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Sanskrit.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ajit through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 355
- 355 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #5,211 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +87%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,211 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 87.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,177 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.
Ajit’s family of names
Ajit has a related form in Ajeet. Ajit has a related form in Ajeat. Ajit has a related form in Ajeit.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ajit
- Ajeet CourIndian writerborn 1934
- Ajit DovalIndian, National security advisor of Indiaborn 1945
- Ajit PaiAmerican attorney and former FCC chairman in the United Statesborn 1973
- Ajit Agarkarformer Indian Cricketerborn 1977
- Ajit WadekarIndian cricketer (1941-2018)
- Ajit Jogi1st Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh (1946–2020)
- Ajit Pawarformer Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra (1959–2026)
- Ajit SinghIndian politician (born 1939)
- Ajit Singh of MarwarRuler of Marwar1679–1724
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Ajit, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% boys
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>99% boys
Prajit
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>99% boys
Hari
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95% boys · 5% girls
Tarak
“one who protects others”
>99% boys
Madhav
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>99% boys