Anjali

Anjali: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “offering, salutation”
Origin: Sanskrit
Say it: AHN-juh-lee · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Anjali comes from Sanskrit añjali, referring to an offering or the gesture of cupped hands in reverence. It is a traditional Indian feminine name.

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How popular is Anjali?

202422.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Anjali in 202474

2024 rank#2,439 girls

Peak year2005

Total US babies since 18805,756

Anjali is fading: recent use is about 48% of its level ten years before.

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Anjali questions

What does the name Anjali mean?

Anjali means "offering, salutation". It comes from Sanskrit. Anjali comes from Sanskrit añjali, referring to an offering or the gesture of cupped hands in reverence. It is a traditional Indian feminine name.

Is Anjali a boy or girl name?

Anjali is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Anjali?

74 US babies were named Anjali in 2024. Its peak year was 2005.

How do you pronounce Anjali?

Anjali is usually pronounced AHN-juh-lee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.