Is Sanjay a boy or girl name?

Sanjay is a boy’s name. Of the 2,606 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Sanjay

Recorded 1962–2025 · United States

Sanjay was most popular in 2006, when 90 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,715 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,279, with 20 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,606 people named Sanjay.

Sanjay over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sanjay’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sanjay a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sanjay is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,606 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Sanjay

Where Sanjay is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org