Sanjeev
Sanjeev may refer to:Sanjeev Venkat, Indian Tamil actor Sanjeev Karthick, Indian Tamil actor Sanjeev Kumar, Indian actor Sanjeev Tyagi, Indian actor Sanjeev Bhaskar, British Indian comedian Sanjeev Manohar, Indian-American politician Sanjeev Nanda, Indian businessman Sanjeev Kohli, Scottish Asian comedian Sanjeev Abhyankar, Hindustani classical vocalist Sanjeev Naik, Mayor of Navi Mumbai Sanjeev…
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Gujarati
- Punjabi
Meaning & Origin of Sanjeev
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sanjeev may refer to:Sanjeev Venkat, Indian Tamil actor Sanjeev Karthick, Indian Tamil actor Sanjeev Kumar, Indian actor Sanjeev Tyagi, Indian actor Sanjeev Bhaskar, British Indian comedian Sanjeev Manohar, Indian-American politician Sanjeev Nanda, Indian businessman Sanjeev Kohli, Scottish Asian comedian Sanjeev Abhyankar, Hindustani classical vocalist Sanjeev Naik, Mayor of Navi Mumbai Sanjeev…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Gujarati
- Punjabi
- Telugu
- Kannada
The Story of Sanjeev
The earliest SSA record of Sanjeev as a baby boy name dates back to 1966, when 5 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 20 newborns named Sanjeev — #4,264 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 28% of all recorded Sanjeevs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2019 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 459 Sanjeevs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sanjeev
Sanjeev is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 459 births in the dataset. Sanjeev's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #4,264. Use the chart and map above to compare Sanjeev'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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