US rank #5856 Boys' name Peak 2023 58 births

Sanji — #5856 US boys' name

58 babies named Sanji in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s52020s53
#5856
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 59% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

91% of everyone ever named Sanji was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

17 babies were named Sanji in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sanji

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Sanji between 2018 and 2024, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sanji currently holds the #5856 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sanji performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sanji shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sanji 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 58 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.

Sanji at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

58

Since 2018

7 years of records

Peak year

2023

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,856

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2018

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sanji popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2018

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
17
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
05101520 20242023202220212018 5

Sanji by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
53 births that decade — 91% of Sanji's all-time total
2010s52020s53

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sanji?
58 babies have been named Sanji since 2018. It currently ranks #5856 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 17 births.
When was Sanji most popular?
Sanji was most popular in the 2020s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Sanji been used?
Sanji has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 7 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sanji?
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.

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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, 2018–2024 (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.