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Anjali

girl name
Origin
Sanskrit
Syllables
3
Peak era
2000s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

offering made with cupped hands; reverence

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Anjali peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

When you meet Anjali

Most people given the name Anjali in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Anjali deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Anjali truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Anjali fits with your family’s names and surname.

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Where Anjali travels

Nepali · an offering made with cupped hands; a 1990s and 2000s favorite that Americans already know how to say

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