Girls' name · since 1964
Anjali
5,822 babies named Anjali in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,320 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,665 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,822
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
5,822 babies have been named Anjali since 1964, making it today's #2665 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Anjali recorded 5,822 times among girls since 1964, holding rank #2665 nationally today, ahead of 85% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #2,320 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,665 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,822 born since 1964
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anjali ranks #2,320 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,665 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,822 born since 1964, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,320 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,665 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,822
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Anjali's 5,822 recorded births place it above 96.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Anjali compares
5,822 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Anjali's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anjali | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,822 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 255 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anjali's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anjali's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 255, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anjali popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 255
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Anjali by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,351 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Anjali's strongest decade.
2,351 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Anjali births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 38
1960s
38 births
- 1970s 288
1970s
288 births
- 1980s 425
1980s
425 births
- 1990s 780
1990s
780 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,351 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,475 births
- 2020s 465
2020s
465 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,351 births (40% of all-time use).
How Anjali compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Anjali's total volume
Anjali by state
Where Anjali concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 961 | 16.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 669 | 11.5% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 435 | 7.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 403 | 6.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 284 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 279 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 153 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 125 | 2.1% |
961 of 5,822 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Anjali appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Anjali's data
- Anjali's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,351 total births); usage has since declined to 465 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Anjalis (961 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anjali: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~61 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1964–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Anjali draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.