US rank #15833 Girls' name Peak 2006 218 births

Anjani — #15833 US girls' name

218 babies named Anjani in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s201990s212000s892010s672020s21
#15833
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 10% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Anjani was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

17 babies were named Anjani in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anjani

The Social Security Administration has registered 218 babies named Anjani between 1985 and 2024, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anjani currently holds the #15833 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anjani performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Anjani shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Anjani in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anjani in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 218 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Anjani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

218

Since 1985

40 years of records

Peak year

2006

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,833

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1985

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anjani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1985

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
17
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
05101520 20242018201220082004199619861985 5

Anjani by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
89 births that decade — 41% of Anjani's all-time total
1980s201990s212000s892010s672020s21

Anjani by state

Where Anjani concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Anjani
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.8%
California share of Anjani's total US births 2.8%

6 of 218 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anjani?
218 babies have been named Anjani since 1985. It currently ranks #15833 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 17 births.
When was Anjani most popular?
Anjani was most popular in the 2000s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Anjani most popular?
The top states for the name Anjani are California (6 births).
How long has the name Anjani been used?
Anjani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 40 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anjani?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anjali, Anjelica, Anja, Anjanette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1985–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.