Total births
459
Boys' name · since 1966
Sanjeev
459 babies named Sanjeev in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 459
- total births
- 1966–2019
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 28%
- born in that decade
459 boys have been named Sanjeev since 1966, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sanjeev has 459 recorded births among boys since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2019.
- 459 total births
- 1966–2019 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 28% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
459 boys have been named Sanjeev since 1966, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.
- 459
- total births
- 1966–2019
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 28%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
28% of everyone ever named Sanjeev was born in this single decade.
2004
Single peak year
20 babies were named Sanjeev in 2004 - its busiest year on record.
Sanjeev's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sanjeev's full recorded timeline at 1994, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sanjeev at a glance
Last recorded 2019Peak year
2004
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1966
Sanjeev popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2019
- Peak year (2004)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Sanjeev by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Sanjeev's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Sanjeev births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s
1970s
105 births
- 1980s
1980s
68 births
- 1990s
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
127 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 127 births (28% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sanjeev? ▼
Sanjeev has been given to 459 babies in the U.S. since 1966, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 20 babies were born in 2004, its single highest year.
When was Sanjeev most popular? ▼
Sanjeev was most popular in the 2000s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Sanjeev been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Sanjeev since 1966 -- 54 years through the most recent 2019 data.
What names are similar to Sanjeev? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Santiago, Santos, Sanford, Santino, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Sanjeev's data
- Sanjeev's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (127 total births) through the 2010s (86) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sanjeev
Nearby Names Like Sanjeev
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sanjeev
Santiago Boy
#29 103,828 births
Santos Boy
#834 18,814 births
Sanford Boy
#6834 15,044 births
Santino Boy
#363 13,624 births
Sandy Boy
#7259 10,458 births
Compare Sanjeev side by side: Sanjeev vs Santiago Sanjeev vs Santos Sanjeev vs Sanford
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1966–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sanjeev: Baby Name Since 1966 - 459 Births, Peak 2004." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sanjeev. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sanjeev 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 June 2026.