Sahej
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SEH-haj
- Origin
- Punjabi
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Sahej is a girls' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “natural, effortless calm”. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Sahej mean?
Punjabi: Sikh name from sehaj, from Sanskrit sahaja 'innate'
“natural, effortless calm”
Sikh name from the Punjabi word sehaj, a state of natural, intuitive poise valued in Sikh teaching.
Is Sahej a girl's or a boy's name?
Sahej is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sahej in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 7 girls.
Sahej in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
How popular is Sahej in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 8 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000. 5 boys were also named Sahej in 2025 (12,003rd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Sahej in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sahej in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
Names like Sahej
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Raya, Ayah, Ayat, Maya, Zainab, Anaya, Aisha, Safaa, Saanvi, Arya, Sehaj
Names related to Sahej
More Punjabi names
Asees, Gurbaaz, Nirvair, Gurfateh, Jind, Baani, Akaal, Gurnawab, Jujhar, Ajooni, Mannat, Ekam, Gurniwaz, Gurnaaz, Gursanjh, Avleen
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sahej: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sahej, updated 20 October 2026.