The baby name Ajamil is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced uh-JAH-mil (approx.).
The baby name Ajamil is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced uh-JAH-mil (approx.).
Ajamil is Arabic, Hindu, Sanskrit in Origin.
From Sanskrit Ajāmila, Ajamil is a rare South Asian masculine name rooted in Puranic literature. It is famously borne by the repentant Brahmin Ajamila in the Bhagavata Purana (Book 6), whose last utterance of the divine name 'Narayana' brings salvation; the tale became a staple of Vaishnava bhakti preaching across North India and beyond. Usage remains uncommon but recognizable in Hindu communities in India and Nepal, with occasional modern revivals inspired by devotional narratives and stage/film retellings.
The etymology is debated: aja can mean 'unborn, eternal' (an epithet of deities) or 'goat,' while mil-/mila evokes 'meeting, union' in Indo-Aryan; as a compound the name functions largely as a traditional proper name without a single agreed gloss. Some modern glosses, such as 'pure-hearted,' mirror the tale's moral more than strict philology. Variants and spellings include Ajamila, Ajāmila, and Ajaamil; short forms such as Aja, Amil, or Milu occur regionally.
Ajamil is about as rare as a name gets. We count just 8 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 6 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Ajamil is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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