Anju
Anju is the Romanized form of several given names of unrelated origin. In Indic languages, Anju is a diminutive form of the female given names Anjali and Anjana.
Meaning & Origin of Anju
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anju is the Romanized form of several given names of unrelated origin. In Indic languages, Anju is a diminutive form of the female given names Anjali and Anjana.
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The Story of Anju
Anju first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1970, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 11 Anjus were born — ranking #7,513 that year. As of 2026, Anju ranks #16,210 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 186 Anjus have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Anju
Anju is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 186 births in the dataset. Anju's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #7,513. Use the chart and map above to compare Anju'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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