Sanjay
Boy · Sanskrit
Sanjay is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
What does Sanjay mean?
Sanskrit
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
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Is Sanjay a girl's or a boy's name?
Sanjay is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sanjay in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 33 boys.
Half of all the boys named Sanjay in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Sanjay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2008 | 18 | #1,378 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,290 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,302 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
| 2002 | 24 | #846 |
| 2001 | 15 | #1,103 |
| 2000 | 26 | #743 |
| 1999 | 21 | #836 |
| 1998 | 33 | #605 |
| 1997 | 21 | #811 |
| 1996 | 31 | #590 |
How popular is Sanjay in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,856among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Sanjay, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,137th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 90 boys. It first appears in the records in 1962.
Half of all the boys named Sanjay in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sanjay in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,557 |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,137 |
| 2019 | 31 | #3,568 |
| 2018 | 32 | #3,442 |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,070 |
| 2016 | 44 | #2,725 |
| 2015 | 76 | #1,910 |
| 2014 | 58 | #2,275 |
| 2013 | 71 | #1,941 |
| 2012 | 60 | #2,184 |
| 2011 | 71 | #1,946 |
| 2010 | 87 | #1,738 |
| 2009 | 86 | #1,761 |
| 2008 | 87 | #1,736 |
| 2007 | 73 | #1,928 |
| 2006 | 90 | #1,605 |
| 2005 | 61 | #2,031 |
| 2004 | 69 | #1,801 |
| 2003 | 65 | #1,812 |
| 2002 | 48 | #2,191 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,147 |
| 2000 | 58 | #1,826 |
| 1999 | 46 | #2,060 |
| 1998 | 42 | #2,154 |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,257 |
| 1996 | 42 | #2,042 |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,097 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,036 |
| 1993 | 42 | #1,928 |
| 1992 | 33 | #2,248 |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,538 |
| 1990 | 35 | #2,081 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,199 |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,362 |
| 1987 | 25 | #2,268 |
| 1986 | 30 | #1,960 |
| 1985 | 28 | #2,018 |
| 1984 | 28 | #1,932 |
| 1983 | 30 | #1,821 |
| 1982 | 47 | #1,381 |
| 1981 | 47 | #1,373 |
| 1980 | 35 | #1,655 |
| 1979 | 31 | #1,788 |
| 1978 | 35 | #1,596 |
| 1977 | 42 | #1,407 |
| 1976 | 38 | #1,453 |
| 1975 | 39 | #1,407 |
| 1974 | 58 | #1,082 |
| 1973 | 47 | #1,201 |
| 1972 | 27 | #1,680 |
| 1971 | 41 | #1,309 |
| 1970 | 33 | #1,461 |
| 1969 | 37 | #1,302 |
| 1968 | 24 | #1,613 |
| 1967 | 21 | #1,710 |
| 1966 | 18 | #1,813 |
| 1965 | 14 | #2,177 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,039 |
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