Niranjan
Boy · nih-RUN-jun · Sanskrit
Niranjan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “spotless, pure”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Niranjan mean?
Sanskrit: Sanskrit niranjana 'unstained'
“spotless, pure”
Niranjan is an epithet of Shiva and Vishnu, and appears in Sikh scripture as a name for God.
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- nih-RUN-jun
Is Niranjan a girl's or a boy's name?
Niranjan is a boys' name.
How popular is Niranjan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Niranjan in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Niranjan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
Names like Niranjan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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