Sajan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SAH-jan
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Sajan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “beloved; good person”. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Sajan mean?
Sanskrit: Hindi and Punjabi sajan, from Sanskrit sajjana
“beloved; good person”
In Hindi and Punjabi songs and poetry, sajan is a common word for a beloved.
Is Sajan a girl's or a boy's name?
Sajan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sajan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Sajan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Sajan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Sajan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Sajan, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2011, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Sajan in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sajan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
Names like Sajan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Arjan Shivansh Vihaan Yuvraj Ishaan Shivam Avyaan Jeevan Shiv Siddharth Shriyan
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Aadhya Siya Leena Veer Veda India Avani
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, “Sajan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sajan, updated 20 October 2026.