Ajit is a distinctive choice, ranked #1406 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ajit in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1406
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About the Name Ajit
Ajit is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 545 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1627 in 2017 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1996.
Ajit is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ajit in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Ajit
Ajit Singh (politician, born 1939) — Ajit Singh was an Indian politician, farmer leader, and founder of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), a regional political party rooted in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, dedicated to advocating farmers’ rights and rural interests.
Ajit Agarkar — Ajit Bhalchandra Agarkar is a former Indian cricketer and commentator.
Ajit Chandila — Ajit Chandila is a former Indian cricketer from Haryana.
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 Ajit
Unlikely. With around 19 UK babies named Ajit per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ajit in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ajit is at its highest recorded position — #1,406 in 2025, with 19 births. In 2020 it ranked #2,404.
Ajit 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 Ajit include: Ajit Agarkar, Ajit Chandila and Ajit Gulabchand. Short summaries for each appear below.
Ajit does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ajits in the wild.
19
UK babies named Ajit (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 998 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ajit
Almost certainly the only Ajit 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 Ajit
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ajit Singh was an Indian politician, farmer leader, and founder of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), a regional political party rooted in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, dedicated to advocating farmers’ rights and rural interests.
Ajit Kumar Mohanty is an Indian nuclear physicist currently serving as Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India.
Ajit Kumar Bhuyan is an Indian politician and former journalist and author who served as a member of Rajya Sabha from Assam from 2020 till 2026 and the founder and president of Anchalik Gana Morcha since 2020.
Ajit Anantrao Pawar was an Indian politician who served as Maharashtra's longest-serving deputy chief minister for more than eight years, between 2010 and his death in 2026, for six terms.