Recorded 1996–2014 Girls' name Peak 1996 40 births

Gitanjali — girls' name

40 babies named Gitanjali in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s232010s5
2000s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Gitanjali was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

7 babies were named Gitanjali in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gitanjali

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Gitanjali between 1996 and 2014, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gitanjali currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gitanjali performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gitanjali shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gitanjali 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 40 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.

Gitanjali at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

40

Since 1996

19 years of records

Peak year

1996

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1996

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2014

Gitanjali popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1996

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1996)
7
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2014200920052004200219991996 7

Gitanjali by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
23 births that decade — 57% of Gitanjali's all-time total
1990s122000s232010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gitanjali?
40 babies have been named Gitanjali since 1996. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1996 with 7 births.
When was Gitanjali most popular?
Gitanjali was most popular in the 2000s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Gitanjali been used?
Gitanjali has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 19 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Gitanjali?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gitty, Gittel, Gita, Gitel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1996–2014 (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.