Anjali
- Pronunciation
- [An-ja-li]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- "Angel, Messenger"
- Origin
- Indian
Anjali Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 5,756 baby girls have been named Anjali. The name peaked in 2005 with 255 US births that year (rank #965). In 2024, ranked #2430 nationally — 1,465 places below its 2005 peak.
Top States for Anjali
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Anjali births are: California (939), New York (659), New Jersey (428).
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6-Letter Names Starting with A
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Quick Facts About Anjali
US Popularity History (2000–2005)
Annual US births named Anjali by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2005 with 255 girls named Anjali (girl rank #965 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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