Recorded 2000–2021 Boys' name Peak 2007 52 births

Anjay — boys' name

52 babies named Anjay in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s412010s52020s6
2000s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Anjay was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

11 babies were named Anjay in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anjay

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Anjay between 2000 and 2021, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Anjay currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anjay performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Anjay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anjay 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 52 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.

Anjay at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

52

Since 2000

22 years of records

Peak year

2007

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2000

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2021

Anjay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2000

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2007)
11
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Anjay by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
41 births that decade — 79% of Anjay's all-time total
2000s412010s52020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anjay?
52 babies have been named Anjay since 2000. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2007 with 11 births.
When was Anjay most popular?
Anjay was most popular in the 2000s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Anjay been used?
Anjay has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 22 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Anjay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anjel, Anjelo, Anjuan, Anjan, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2000–2021 (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.