Ajay is a distinctive choice, ranked #914 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ajay in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#914
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About the Name Ajay
Ajay is steadily gaining in popularity, up 72 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #287 in 2002, and it currently sits at #826. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ajay is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ajay in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Ajay
Ajay Maken — Ajay Maken is a politician from the Indian National Congress party.
Ajay Tavares — Ajay Lopes Tavares is an English youth footballer who plays as a forward or winger for the Barcelona youth academy.
Ajay Mandal — Ajay Jadav Mandal is an Indian cricketer.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ajay
Unlikely. With around 34 UK babies named Ajay per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ajay in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ajay has been fairly steady, ranked #914 in 2025 against #898 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #287 in 2002.
Ajay is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Ajay include: Ajay Maken, Ajay Tavares and Ajay Mandal. Short summaries for each appear below.
Ajay does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ajays in the wild.
34
UK babies named Ajay (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 16 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ajay
Almost certainly the only Ajay in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ajay
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ajay Gopikisan Piramal is an Indian billionaire businessman, and the chairman of the Piramal Group, a conglomerate with interests in pharmaceutical, financial services, real estate, healthcare analytics and glass packaging.
Ajay Kumar Bhalla is a retired Indian bureaucrat and IAS officer of 1984 batch who is currently serving as the 19th Governor of Manipur from January 2025.