Ajayi is a unisex name of African origin meaning “a child born face upwards.” It is a rare choice in US records.
Ajayi belongs to the African tradition. Its meaning — “a child born face upwards” — is the sense carried by its African roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Ajayi first appears in Social Security records in 2017 and has been given to 11 babies since 1880. It is a genuinely rare choice in the US.
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Ajayi means “a child born face upwards” in its African roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Ajayi is a unisex name.
Ajayi comes from the African tradition.
Ajayi is uncommon in US records — it first appears in 2017 and has been given to 11 babies since 1880.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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