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Anjali

Girl

Meaning of Anjali: Sanskrit: 'offering' or 'divine gift'

Anjali is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2545th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2115th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2545

65 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2115

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,822

First recorded 1964 · peak 2005

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 43 babies1982: 37 babies1983: 48 babies1984: 42 babies1985: 45 babies1986: 38 babies1987: 35 babies1988: 46 babies1989: 50 babies1990: 39 babies19901991: 28 babies1992: 55 babies1993: 61 babies1994: 53 babies1995: 73 babies1996: 96 babies1997: 80 babies1998: 93 babies1999: 202 babies2000: 230 babies20002001: 222 babies2002: 238 babies2003: 231 babies2004: 210 babies2005: 255 babies2006: 251 babies2007: 238 babies2008: 247 babies2009: 229 babies2010: 206 babies20102011: 198 babies2012: 177 babies2013: 198 babies2014: 130 babies2015: 149 babies2016: 123 babies2017: 94 babies2018: 97 babies2019: 103 babies2020: 84 babies20202021: 80 babies2022: 88 babies2023: 74 babies2024: 74 babies2025: 65 babies
US babies named Anjali per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 255.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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