Sanjay
Sanjay was the 5012th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 1090th; the most babies were born in 2006 (90). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,084 places. More babies were named Sanjay in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,012 boys, down 755 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200690 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,606babies recorded
Sanjay popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,012 | 20 |
| 2020 | #4,257 | 24 |
| 2010 | #1,750 | 87 |
| 2000 | #1,846 | 58 |
| 1990 | #2,122 | 35 |
| 1980 | #1,691 | 35 |
| 1970 | #1,489 | 33 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sanjay, counting every spelling?
Sanjay has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Sanjay?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sanjay (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sanjay 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 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sanjay.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sanjay?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Sanjay are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 16 and 42. That makes Sanjay 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.
Sanjay by state
How common Sanjay was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Sanjay
How popular is the name Sanjay?
Sanjay was the 5012th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 1090th; the most babies were born in 2006 (90). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,084 places. More babies were named Sanjay in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Sanjay a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Sanjay in the US.
Where is Sanjay most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sanjay was most common in North Carolina (0.02 per 1,000 boys).