Sehaj
Unisex · SEH-haj · Sanskrit
Unisex
Sehaj is a name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “natural ease, calm”. In 2025 it ranked 1,280th for girls in the UK (26 babies) and 5,553rd for girls in the US (22 babies).
What does Sehaj mean?
Sanskrit: Punjabi, from Sanskrit sahaja
“natural ease, calm”
In Sikh teaching sehaj is a state of spiritual poise and inner peace.
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- SEH-haj
Is Sehaj a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Sehaj has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 26 girls and 7 boys in the UK and 22 girls and 5 boys in the US.
How popular is Sehaj in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,280among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 26about 1 in 11,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 26 girls in the UK were named Sehaj, making it the 1,280th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,431st. Its busiest year was 2022, with 31 girls. 7 boys were also named Sehaj in 2025 (3,021st for boys).
Half of all the girls named Sehaj in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2013, 47% of the babies named Sehaj in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 79%, with more girls than boys since 2015.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,229th in England and Wales.
Sehaj in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #1,280 |
| 2024 | 30 | #1,176 |
| 2023 | 21 | #1,560 |
| 2022 | 31 | #1,150 |
| 2021 | 21 | #1,553 |
| 2020 | 23 | #1,431 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,729 |
| 2018 | 13 | #2,198 |
| 2017 | 22 | #1,541 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,653 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,622 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
How popular is Sehaj in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,553among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 73,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 22 girls in the US were named Sehaj, making it the 5,553rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,165th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 33 girls. It first appears in the records in 2004. 5 boys were also named Sehaj in 2025 (12,003rd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Sehaj in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2024, 70% of the babies named Sehaj in the US were girls.
Sehaj in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #5,553 |
| 2024 | 21 | #5,796 |
| 2023 | 24 | #5,245 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6,702 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6,962 |
| 2020 | 24 | #5,165 |
| 2019 | 25 | #5,161 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6,006 |
| 2017 | 33 | #4,303 |
| 2016 | 20 | #6,184 |
| 2015 | 20 | #6,234 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6,985 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
Names like Sehaj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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