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Sanjana

100% girls · 9 born in 2025

Sanjana has been given to about 2,189 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2003, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
Syllables3
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Living in the US≈ 2,172
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sanjana per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2003 · 168
  • Born in 20259
  • All time2,189

How popular is Sanjana?

Its best year was 2003, when 168 babies were given the name, ranking 1253rd. The typical living American called Sanjana is about 20 years old today.

Names that sound like Sanjana

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Santana0.89
  2. Savana0.79
  3. Savanna0.76
  4. Alana0.68
  5. Dayana0.68
  6. Ayana0.68
  7. Tatyana0.68
  8. Aryana0.68

Middle names for Sanjana

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sanjana Rose0.85
  2. Sanjana Louise0.85
  3. Sanjana June0.84
  4. Sanjana Pearl0.84
  5. Sanjana Quinn0.84
  6. Sanjana Nell0.84

Sibling names for Sanjana

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brayanbrother · 0.86
  2. Hallesister · 0.85
  3. Anahisister · 0.84
  4. Isabelasister · 0.84
  5. Tracebrother · 0.82
  6. Keatonbrother · 0.81

Where Sanjana is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sanjana White0.80
    2. Sanjana Reyes0.80
    3. Sanjana Nguyen0.80
    4. Sanjana Moore0.80
    5. Sanjana Lee0.80
    6. Sanjana Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Sanjana

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.