Ajax

Where Ajax comes from

From Latin Aiāx, from Ancient Greek Αἴᾱς (Aíās).
— Wiktionary's entry for Ajax
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 2005
    First appearance
    #9,115 among boys, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2023
    Peak, #2,805
    45 babies named Ajax — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.