Boys' name · since 1962
Sanjay
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 2,606 babies named Sanjay, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,792 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,903 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,606
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sanjay currently ranks #4903 among boys' names in America, with 2,606 babies recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Sanjay recorded 2,606 times among boys since 1962, holding rank #4903 nationally today, ahead of 65% of boys, 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 1962 to 2025.
- #2,792 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,903 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,606 born since 1962
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sanjay ranks #2,792 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,903 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,606 born since 1962, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,792 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,903 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,606
- born since 1962
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sanjay's 2,606 recorded births place it above 93.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Sanjay compares
2,606 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Sanjay's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sanjay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,606 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 90 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sanjay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sanjay's full recorded timeline at 1994, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 90 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sanjay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Sanjay by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (685 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Sanjay's strongest decade.
685 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Sanjay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 137
1960s
137 births
- 1970s
1970s
391 births
- 1980s
1980s
313 births
- 1990s
1990s
383 births
- 2000s
2000s
685 births
- 2010s
2010s
568 births
- 2020s 129
2020s
129 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 685 births (26% of all-time use).
How Sanjay compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sanjay's total volume
Sanjay by state
Where Sanjay concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 348 | 13.4% |
| #2 | California | | 326 | 12.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 111 | 4.3% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 79 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 63 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 51 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 34 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 16 | 0.6% |
348 of 2,606 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Sanjay appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sanjay's data
- Sanjay's decade-level peak was the 2000s (685 total births); usage has since declined to 129 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sanjays (348 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sanjay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Sanjay 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.