Saajan
Saajan is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Lawrence D'Souza and produced by Sudhakar Bokade. The film is a remake of Bengali film Apan Amar Apan. Loosely based on the classic French play Cyrano de Bergerac (1897), it stars Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, and Salman Khan in lead roles, with Kader Khan, Reema Lagoo and Laxmikant Berde in supporting roles.
Meaning & Origin of Saajan
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Saajan is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Lawrence D'Souza and produced by Sudhakar Bokade. The film is a remake of Bengali film Apan Amar Apan. Loosely based on the classic French play Cyrano de Bergerac (1897), it stars Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, and Salman Khan in lead roles, with Kader Khan, Reema Lagoo and Laxmikant Berde in supporting roles.
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The Story of Saajan
The earliest SSA record of Saajan as a baby boy name dates back to 1991, when 8 babies received it. 1992 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Saajan — #5,659 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Saajans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 95 Saajans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Saajan
Saajan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 95 births in the dataset. Saajan's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #5,659. Use the chart and map above to compare Saajan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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 .
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