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Sanjay Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Sanjay?

In 2018 the rare name Sanjay, ranked the 3,482nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Sanjay would be a striking name choice.

Position 1090, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1974.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2006 with 90 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Sanjay was less than 5, most recently in 1961.

Approximately during the years 1964-1969, 1970-1974, 1997-2000, and 2001-2006, the name Sanjay took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1986-1989, and 2015-2017 were years of successive downward movement.

The popularity trend for Sanjay has been moving downward for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Sanjay lately has dropped significantly.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sanjay?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Sanjay is very unique and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Sanjay (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 32 3,482
2017 38 3,102
2016 44 2,755
2015 76 1,925
2014 58 2,290
2013 71 1,956
2012 60 2,201
2011 71 1,961
2010 87 1,749
2009 86 1,770
2008 87 1,748
2007 73 1,940
2006 90 1,614
2005 61 2,054
2004 69 1,812
2003 65 1,839
2002 48 2,216
2001 48 2,178
2000 58 1,846
1999 46 2,090
1998 42 2,192
1997 37 2,299
1996 42 2,070
1995 39 2,133
1994 40 2,077
1993 42 1,961
1992 33 2,295
1991 27 2,594
1990 35 2,121
1989 18 3,304
1988 25 2,425
1987 25 2,320
1986 30 1,998
1985 28 2,064
1984 28 1,969
1983 30 1,853
1982 46 1,407
1981 47 1,389
1980 35 1,692
1979 31 1,826
1978 35 1,615
1977 42 1,424
1976 38 1,466
1975 39 1,422
1974 58 1,090
1973 47 1,217
1972 27 1,711
1971 41 1,324
1970 34 1,459
1969 37 1,322
1968 24 1,639
1967 21 1,751
1966 18 1,879
1965 14 2,251
1964 7 3,553
1963 8 3,276
1962 8 3,264
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.