Ajay, also transliterated as Ajai (Devanagari: अजय; pronounced [ˈaːdʒeː] or [ˈaːdʒaːj]) is an Indian masculine given name originating in Sanskrit ajaya "unconquered", "unsurpassed", "invincible".[1] A related name is Ajit.
People with the name
Arts
- Ajai Sahni, Indian author
- Ajai Sanders (born 1967), American actress and comedian
- Ajay (actor), Indian actor prominent in Telugu cinema
- Ajay Chabra (born 1970), British actor, director, and producer
- Ajay Devgn (born 1969), Indian actor, director, and producer
- Ajay Devaloka, Indian film editor and director
- Ajay Fry (born 1983), Canadian TV host & personality
- Ajay Gogavale (born 1976), member of Indian musical duo Ajay-Atul
- Ajay Mehta, Indian-American actor
- Ajay Monga (born 1968), Indian writer and film director
- Ajey Nagar (born 1999), Indian YouTuber and streamer
- Ajay Nagrath (born 1986), Indian actor
- Ajay Naidu (born 1972), American actor
- Ajay Navaria (born 1972), Indian author
- Ajay Nayyar (born 1982), British-Indian actor and filmmaker
- Ajay Pohankar (born 1947), Indian vocalist
- Ajay Rao (born 1980), Indian actor
- Ajay Rathnam, Indian actor
- Ajay Rochester (born 1969), Australian actress and author
- Ajay Sastry (born 1974), Indian writer and film director
Business
- Ajai Chowdhry (born 1950), Indian entrepreneur
- Ajay Goyal (born 1965), Indian entrepreneur
- Ajay Kalsi, Indian billionaire
- Mathew Martoma (born 1974 as Ajai Mathew Mariamdani Thomas), American hedge fund portfolio manager, convicted of insider trading
- Ajay Piramal (born 1955), Indian businessman
- Ajay S. Shriram, Indian businessman
- Ajay Tamta (born 1972), Indian politician
- Ajay Vidyasagar (born 1969), Indian TV executive
Politics and government
- Ajay Agarwal, Indian lawyer and politician
- Ajay Bhatt (politician), Indian politician
- Ajay Chakraborty (born 1943), Indian politician
- Ajay Chandrakar (born 1963), Indian politician
- Ajay Chhibber, Indian cabinet minister and UN official
- Ajay Daby (born 1955), Mauritian politician
- Ajay Dutt (born 1976), Indian politician
- Ajay Kapoor (politician) (born 1967), Indian politician
- Ajay Kumar (civil servant) (born 1962), Indian Administrative Service officer and current Defence Production Secretary of India
- Ajay Kumar Mishra (born 1960), Indian politician
- Ajay Maken (born 1964), Indian politician
- Ajai Malhotra (born 1953), Indian diplomat
- Ajay Maroo (born 1958), Indian politician
- Ajay Nishad (born 1966), Indian politician
- Ajay Rai, Indian politician
- Ajay Sancheti (born 1965), Indian politician
- Ajai Singh (born 1935), Indian governor
- Ajay Singh Chautala (born 1961), Indian politician
- Ajay Singh Yadav (born 1958), Indian politician
Science and medicine
- Ajay Bhatt (born 1957), Indian-American computer architect
- Ajay K. Sood (born 1951), Indian physicist
- Ajay Kakkar, Baron Kakkar (born 1964), British surgeon
Sports
- Ajay Baines (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player
- Ajay Chavan (born 1977), Indian cricketer
- Ajay Dubé (born 1960), Canadian Olympic field hockey player
- Ajay Jadeja (born 1971), Indian cricketer
- Ajay Jayaram (born 1987), Indian badminton player
- Ajay Khabra (born 1995), Canadian soccer player
- Ajay Lalcheta (born 1983), Omani cricketer
- Ajay Ratra (born 1981), Indian cricketer
- Ajay Sharma (born 1964), Indian cricketer
- Ajay Thakur (born 1986), Indian kabaddi player
- Ajay Varma (Bengal cricketer) (born 26 December 1963)
- Ajay Varma (Kerala cricketer) (born 18 February 1963)
Others
- Ajai Shukla, Indian Army officer and journalist
- Ajay Ahuja (1963–1999), Indian Air Force officer
- Ajay Gudavarthy, Indian political theorist, analyst, and columnist
- Ajay Kumar (disambiguation), several people
- Ajai Lall, Indian missionary
- Ajay Singh (disambiguation), several people
- Ajay Skaria, American academic
Fictional characters
- Ajay Ghale, protagonist of the video game Far Cry 4
- Ajay Kapoor (Neighbours), from the Australian soap opera Neighbours
- Ajay Sidhu, from The Lost World: Jurassic Park
- Ajay Bains, from Postman Pat