Masculine dossier · first seen 1962
Sanjay
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2006
Peak era
2006
Peak births
90
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Sanjay
How many people are named Sanjay?
An estimated 2,507 living Americans are named Sanjay.
How rare is Sanjay?
Sanjay is very rare among babies today, with 20 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 77.8% from its 2006 peak.
How old is the typical Sanjay?
The median age of a living American named Sanjay is approximately 24 years, with most bearers falling between 16 and 42 years old.
Is Sanjay still popular?
Not especially. Sanjay has been declining since its 2006 peak and registered 20 births in 2025.
Where is Sanjay most common?
Sanjay has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 3.7× more often than the national baseline.
1962Peak 20062025
Peak year
2006
Decline from peak
77.8%
2025
20
All-time
2,606
Where it lives now
Sanjay is most concentrated in New York — about 2.1× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Sanjay is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.