Gitanjali
Gitanjali or Geetanjali is an Indian feminine given name. There is a famous woman named Gitanjali F. Patel.
Meaning & Origin of Gitanjali
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gitanjali or Geetanjali is an Indian feminine given name. There is a famous woman named Gitanjali F. Patel.
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The Story of Gitanjali
Gitanjali first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1996, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 7 Gitanjalis were born — ranking #10,568 that year. As of 2026, Gitanjali ranks #16,513 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 40 Gitanjalis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Gitanjali
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- Gitanjali S. Gutierrez , American lawyer
- Geetanjali Misra , Indian feminist
- Gitanjali Rao (born 1972), Indian theatre artist, animator and film maker
- Geetanjali Shree (born 1957), Indian Hindi-language novelist
- Geetanjali Thapa , Indian actress
- Geetanjali Tikekar , Indian TV actress
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Names that sound like Gitanjali
Phonetically similar names — useful when Gitanjali is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Grungily
- Patanjali
- Stingily
- Seasonally
- Soddenly
- Samanala
- Somberly
- Somnia
- Sombrely
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About the name Gitanjali
Gitanjali is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 40 births in the dataset. Gitanjali's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #10,568. Use the chart and map above to compare Gitanjali'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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