Given name
Anjali
“one who offers with both hands”
Anjali is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “one who offers with both hands.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “one who offers with both hands.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Anjali through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,822
- 0 boys · 5,822 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 255 babies
- 2025
- 65
- #2,652 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 65 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,652 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 24.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 255 in 2005. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,815 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Anjali’s family of names
Anjali has a related form in Anjalee. Anjali has a related form in Anjalea. Anjali has a related form in Anjaleah.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Anjali has relatives in 7 languages.
7 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Anjaleevariant
- Anjalyvariant
- Anjalievariant
- Annjalilikely variant
- Anjallilikely variant
- Anjalyevariant
- Anjaleahvariant
- Anjaleavariant
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Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Anjali
- Anjali DeviIndian actress, producer1927–2014
- Anjali PatilIndian actressborn 1989
- Anjali BhagwatIndian sport shooterborn 1969
- Anjali Sharmacricketerborn 1956
- Anjali GopalanIndian LGBT rights activistborn 1957
- Anjali MenonIndian film directorborn 1979
- Anjali BhimaniAmerican actressborn 1974
- Anjali LavaniaIndian modelborn 1986
- Anjali Pendharkercricketerborn 1959
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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