Abhijit
Abhijit is a masculine name common in the Indian subcontinent. The meaning of Abhijit is "victorious", "conqueror", or "who wins" in the Sanskrit language. Abhijit is the Sanskrit name for Vega, the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra.
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
Meaning & Origin of Abhijit
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Abhijit is a masculine name common in the Indian subcontinent. The meaning of Abhijit is "victorious", "conqueror", or "who wins" in the Sanskrit language. Abhijit is the Sanskrit name for Vega, the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Bengali
The Story of Abhijit
American parents first put Abhijit on the record books as a baby boy name in 1997, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 7 Abhijits were born — ranking #8,209 that year. About 55% of every Abhijit on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Abhijit last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 47 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Abhijit
Abhijit is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 47 births in the dataset. Abhijit's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #8,209. Use the chart and map above to compare Abhijit's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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