Ajani is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2004 and remains in steady use.
Ajani is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,146 among boys (67) and #13,271 among girls (6) — overall #4,352 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73 | 73 | #13,271 | #2,146 |
| 2024 | 79 | 79 | #12,208 | #2,078 |
| 2023 | 100 | 100 | #8,077 | #1,832 |
| 2022 | 115 | 115 | #8,561 | #1,665 |
| 2021 | 105 | 105 | #10,317 | #1,700 |
| 2020 | 64 | 64 | #6,939 | #2,619 |
| 2019 | 50 | 50 | #15,634 | #2,767 |
| 2018 | 51 | 51 | #11,466 | #2,799 |
| 2017 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,493 |
| 2016 | 38 | 38 | #16,327 | #3,362 |
| 2015 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,643 |
| 2014 | 47 | 47 | #13,139 | #2,887 |
| 2013 | 61 | 61 | #16,646 | #2,279 |
| 2012 | 64 | 64 | #16,974 | #2,209 |
| 2011 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,232 |
| 2010 | 67 | 67 | #17,106 | #2,144 |
| 2009 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,809 |
| 2008 | 105 | 105 | #11,632 | #1,620 |
| 2007 | 109 | 109 | #12,709 | #1,553 |
| 2006 | 114 | 114 | #9,921 | #1,479 |
| 2005 | 98 | 98 | #10,148 | #1,573 |
| 2004 | 120 | 125 | #9,275 | #1,343 |
| 2003 | 112 | 112 | #9,692 | #1,341 |
| 2002 | 107 | 107 | #8,296 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 89 | 89 | #7,741 | #1,572 |
| 2000 | 75 | 80 | #7,171 | #1,783 |
| 1999 | 50 | 50 | #7,248 | #2,401 |
| 1998 | 44 | 44 | #7,541 | #2,600 |
| 1997 | 47 | — | #9,827 | #2,201 |
| 1996 | 30 | — | #11,842 | #3,021 |
| 1995 | 27 | — | #10,536 | #3,305 |
| 1994 | 21 | — | — | #3,216 |
| 1993 | 14 | — | — | #4,232 |
| 1992 | 22 | — | — | #3,001 |
| 1991 | 18 | — | — | #3,326 |
| 1990 | 12 | — | — | #4,408 |
| 1989 | 11 | — | — | #4,533 |
| 1988 | 13 | — | — | #3,708 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | — | #5,466 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | — | #6,543 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | — | #6,336 |
| 1983 | 10 | — | — | #3,889 |
| 1982 | 13 | — | — | #3,286 |
| 1981 | 16 | — | #10,441 | #3,606 |
| 1979 | 21 | — | #9,027 | #2,898 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | — | #4,160 |
| 1977 | 10 | — | — | #3,611 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | — | #3,727 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | — | #4,644 |