Meaning and history
Aja is used as a personal name in several unrelated traditions. In Sanskrit, aja can carry meanings including “goat” and, in particular compounds or interpretations, “unborn”; Aja is also the name of a king in classical Indian literature. The Yoruba form Àjà refers to a spirit associated with the forest and herbal knowledge, but its diacritics and pronunciation distinguish that tradition. The unmarked spelling Aja therefore has no single universal origin or meaning.
20062006: 152 births, rank #1,462
2007: 159 births, rank #1,468
2008: 144 births, rank #1,583
2009: 133 births, rank #1,676
2010: 137 births, rank #1,590
20112011: 152 births, rank #1,469
2012: 100 births, rank #1,955
2013: 80 births, rank #2,305
2014: 86 births, rank #2,194
2015: 84 births, rank #2,236
20162016: 65 births, rank #2,667
2017: 99 births, rank #1,989
2018: 82 births, rank #2,238
2019: 67 births, rank #2,593
2020: 91 births, rank #2,034
20212021: 60 births, rank #2,818
2022: 61 births, rank #2,792
2023: 58 births, rank #2,891
2024: 67 births, rank #2,607
20252025: 44 births, rank #3,459
In 2025, 44 babies were recorded with the name Aja, ranking #3,459 among girls.