Is Sanjay a boy or girl name?
Sanjay is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 23 boys were named Sanjay, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,586 US babies named Sanjay were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,525
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Sanjay since 1962
- 2,586
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 90 babies
Boys and girls named Sanjay, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 137 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 391 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 313 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 383 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 685 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 568 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 109 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23 | #4,525 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,716 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,411 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,740 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,256 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 31 | #3,620 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 32 | #3,505 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,109 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 44 | #2,762 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 76 | #1,928 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 58 | #2,290 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 71 | #1,959 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 60 | #2,202 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 71 | #1,962 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 87 | #1,750 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 86 | #1,770 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 87 | #1,750 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 73 | #1,942 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 90 | #1,615 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 61 | #2,055 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 69 | #1,812 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 65 | #1,840 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 48 | #2,216 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,179 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 58 | #1,846 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 46 | #2,091 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 42 | #2,192 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,300 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 42 | #2,069 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,133 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,077 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 42 | #1,962 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 33 | #2,295 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,595 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 35 | #2,122 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,304 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,425 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 25 | #2,322 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 30 | #1,999 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 28 | #2,064 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 28 | #1,969 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 30 | #1,858 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 47 | #1,392 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 47 | #1,392 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 35 | #1,692 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 31 | #1,827 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 35 | #1,614 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 42 | #1,426 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 38 | #1,466 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 39 | #1,423 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 58 | #1,090 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 47 | #1,219 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 27 | #1,713 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 41 | #1,325 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 33 | #1,490 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 37 | #1,320 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 24 | #1,638 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 21 | #1,751 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 18 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 14 | #2,252 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,554 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,280 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,265 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sanjay reached #1,090 in 1974. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sanjay
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.