Anjali
Anjali was the 2652nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 933rd; the most babies were born in 2005 (255). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,139 places. More babies were named Anjali in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,652 girls, down 494 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 65girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2005255 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,822babies recorded
Anjali popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,652 | 65 |
| 2020 | #2,158 | 84 |
| 2010 | #1,180 | 206 |
| 2000 | #933 | 230 |
| 1990 | #2,901 | 39 |
| 1980 | #2,344 | 41 |
| 1970 | #2,712 | 26 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Anjali, counting every spelling?
Anjali has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Anjali?
65 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Anjali (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Anjali born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 129 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Anjali.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Anjali?
About 5,700 people born in the US named Anjali are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 14 and 27. That makes Anjali mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Anjali by state
How common Anjali was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.6×). In 41 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Anjali
How popular is the name Anjali?
Anjali was the 2652nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 933rd; the most babies were born in 2005 (255). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,139 places. More babies were named Anjali in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Anjali a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Anjali in the US.
Where is Anjali most popular?
In 2021–2025, Anjali was most common in California (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Maryland.