The baby name Ajoy is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /əˈdʒɔɪ/ (uh-JOY).
Ajoy is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Ajoy is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /əˈdʒɔɪ/ (uh-JOY).
Ajoy is Sanskrit in Origin.
Ajoy is the Bengali and Assamese form of Ajay, from Sanskrit a- ‘not’ + jaya ‘victory, conquest’. It means ‘unconquered, invincible, undefeated’ - an auspicious epithet known from classical usage and devotional naming. Found across Indo‑Aryan languages (Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Nepali), it appears as अजय in Devanagari and অজয় in Bengali script. As a given name it is masculine and also occurs in compound names.
Most common in eastern India and Bangladesh, Ajoy reflects regional spelling conventions (o for the inherent vowel) and also recalls the Ajoy/Ajay River. Usage spread in the 20th century via print culture and cinema, and today it is familiar across India and the diaspora. Variants include Ajay (pan‑Indian standard), Ajai, and the Sanskrit forms Ajaya/Ajeya; Joy appears as a nickname. Notable bearers include vocalist Ajoy Chakrabarty and filmmaker Ajoy Kar. Related but distinct are Ajit/Ajith (‘invincible’ from ajita).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #78 | 2 | 3,375 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| OM | 0 | #118 | 4 | 6,215 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| AE | 0 | #180 | 8 | 10,220 | |
| BD | 0 | #184 | 44 | 5,992 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #210 | 621 | 10,045 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #352 | 3 | 12,352 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #376 | 11 | 8,413 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #470 | 655 | 16,750 |
| BH | 0 | #503 | 51 | 17,937 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #603 | 29 | 13,121 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #655 | 43 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #664 | 44 | 18,093 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #693 | 5 | 13,071 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #719 | 51 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #742 | 140 | 17,948 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #987 | 106 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #993 | 119 | 25,439 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 6 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 6 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,454 | 18 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,508 | 107 | 28,008 |
Ajoy is popular in 29 countries — most recent births per country:
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