Aja
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Aja
Retro musical reference to classic Steely Dan rock album, but mostly for girls today.
Aja for girls#3461 US
Sounds like and is often confused with Asia, though it has an air of retro cool via the seminal Steely Dan album. Or, pronounced eye-ah, it can be an alternate spelling of the international favorite Aya.
Pronounced AH-juh; eye-AH.
As of November 2026, Aja ranked #10823 for boys in US births in 2017 and #3461 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2376 for boys in 1978 and #412 for girls in 1978, Nameberry popularity #940 for boys.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #2,193 | 86 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #2,235 | 84 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #2,668 | 65 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #1,989 | 99 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #2,240 | 82 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #2,595 | 67 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #2,035 | 91 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #2,817 | 60 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #2,792 | 61 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #2,933 | 57 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #2,594 | 67 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #3,461 | 44 |
World rankings
Aja for boys
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