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Girl name

Anju

100% girls · last recorded 2016

Anju has been given to about 186 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1995, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 182
Median age today28 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Anju per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1995 · 11
  • Born in 20250
  • All time186

How popular is Anju?

Its best year was 1995, when 11 babies were given the name, ranking 7554th. The typical living American called Anju is about 28 years old today.

Names that sound like Anju

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Anna0.45
  2. Ann0.45
  3. Anne0.45
  4. Ana0.45
  5. Anya0.45
  6. Aja0.45
  7. Andi0.45

Middle names for Anju

Ranked by flow score
  1. Anju Catherine0.84
  2. Anju Josephine0.84
  3. Anju Rose0.83
  4. Anju Marie0.83
  5. Anju Grace0.83
  6. Anju Jane0.83

Sibling names for Anju

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Nathanaelbrother · 0.68
  2. Tianasister · 0.67
  3. Marisolsister · 0.66
  4. Noebrother · 0.66
  5. Gustavobrother · 0.66
  6. Elishaeither · 0.66

Where Anju is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Anju White0.78
    2. Anju Reyes0.78
    3. Anju Moore0.78
    4. Anju Lee0.78
    5. Anju Hill0.78
    6. Anju Hall0.78

    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 Anju

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

    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.