Sanjana
Sanjana is a common Indian feminine given name, meaning "gentle" or "peaceful". Notable people with the given name include:Sanjana Agri, Indian politician Sanjana Anand, Indian actress Sanjana Bathula, Indian speed skating track athlete Sanjana Gandhi, Indian actress Sanjjanaa Galrani, Indian model and actress Sanjana Kapoor, Indian actress Sanjana Ramesh, Indian basketball player Sanjana Sanghi,…
Meaning & Origin of Sanjana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sanjana is a common Indian feminine given name, meaning "gentle" or "peaceful". Notable people with the given name include:Sanjana Agri, Indian politician Sanjana Anand, Indian actress Sanjana Bathula, Indian speed skating track athlete Sanjana Gandhi, Indian actress Sanjjanaa Galrani, Indian model and actress Sanjana Kapoor, Indian actress Sanjana Ramesh, Indian basketball player Sanjana Sanghi,…
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The Story of Sanjana
Sanjana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1990, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 168 Sanjanas were born — ranking #1,249 that year. As of 2026, Sanjana ranks #9,849 for baby girls with 6 births, falling sharply (-53%). In total, more than 2K Sanjanas 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 Sanjana
Sanjana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Sanjana's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #1,249. Use the chart and map above to compare Sanjana'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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