Sanjeev
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SUN-jeev
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Sanjeev is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “giving life”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sanjeev mean?
Sanskrit: from sanjiva 'reviving'
“giving life”
From Sanskrit sanjiva, meaning reviving or life-giving.
Is Sanjeev a girl's or a boy's name?
Sanjeev is a boys' name.
How popular is Sanjeev in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Sanjeev in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Sanjeev in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 17 | #897 |
How popular is Sanjeev in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the boys named Sanjeev in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sanjeev in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,259 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,668 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,262 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,244 |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,797 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,443 |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,817 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,519 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
Names like Sanjeev
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shiv Ravi Aarav Shivam Pranav Shivansh Dhruv Harshiv Siddharth Rishiv Yuvraj Shivay
More Sanskrit names
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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, “Sanjeev: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sanjeev, updated 20 October 2026.