Sanjaya
Sanjaya or Sanjaya Gavalgana is a figure from the ancient Indian Hindu epic Mahābhārata. Sanjaya is the advisor of the blind king Dhritarashtra, the ruler of the Kuru kingdom and the father of the Kauravas, as well as serving as his charioteer. Sanjaya is a disciple of Sage Vyasa.
Meaning & Origin of Sanjaya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sanjaya or Sanjaya Gavalgana is a figure from the ancient Indian Hindu epic Mahābhārata. Sanjaya is the advisor of the blind king Dhritarashtra, the ruler of the Kuru kingdom and the father of the Kauravas, as well as serving as his charioteer. Sanjaya is a disciple of Sage Vyasa.
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The Story of Sanjaya
As a girl name
Sanjaya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2007, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 13 Sanjayas were born — ranking #9,007 that year. As of 2026, Sanjaya ranks #9,007 for girls with 13 births, with steady use. In total, more than 13 Sanjayas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Sanjaya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2007, with 28 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 28 Sanjayas were born — ranking #3,687 that year. As of 2026, Sanjaya ranks #9,019 for boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 36 Sanjayas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sanjaya
Sanjaya is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 36 births in the dataset. Sanjaya's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #3,687. Use the chart and map above to compare Sanjaya'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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