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Girl name

Anjali

100% girls · 65 born in 2025

Anjali has been given to about 5,822 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,756
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Anjali per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2005 · 255
  • Born in 202565
  • All time5,822
  • England & Wales, 202516

How popular is Anjali?

Its best year was 2005, when 255 babies were given the name, ranking 965th. The typical living American called Anjali is about 20 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Anjali

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Anahi0.69
  2. Natali0.62
  3. Analia0.61
  4. Ali0.57
  5. Kali0.57
  6. Cali0.57
  7. Amari0.56
  8. Areli0.57

Middle names for Anjali

Ranked by flow score
  1. Anjali Rose0.89
  2. Anjali Marie0.89
  3. Anjali Grace0.89
  4. Anjali Jane0.89
  5. Anjali Louise0.89
  6. Anjali June0.88

Sibling names for Anjali

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.93
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.93
  3. Tracebrother · 0.93
  4. Isabelasister · 0.92
  5. Brayanbrother · 0.92
  6. Hallesister · 0.92

Where Anjali is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%
  2. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Anjali Reyes0.84
  2. Anjali Nguyen0.84
  3. Anjali Moore0.84
  4. Anjali Lee0.84
  5. Anjali Hall0.84
  6. Anjali Green0.84

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Anjali

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Anjali across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.