Boy name Sanskrit origin Hindu tradition

Sanjay

SUN-jay · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Triumphant; conqueror
Language
Sanskrit
Culture
Hindu
Religion
Hindu
Style era
classic
Themes
strength · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#4525
2024 births23
Peak year2006
First appeared1962
Total US births2,586
2006 peak19621978199320092024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
San
Alternate spellings
SanjaiSanjeev
In other languages
Sanjay (Hindi)Sanjaya (Sanskrit)

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