Given name & surname
Ranjit
“affected, moved, charmed, delighted”·“one who is charmed”
Ranjit is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “affected, moved, charmed, delighted” and “one who is charmed” (Hindi). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “affected, moved, charmed, delighted” and “one who is charmed” (Hindi). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hindi.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ranjit through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 153
- 153 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 9 in 1996. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,879 as a first name in 2020; 342 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ranjit’s family of names
Ranjit has a feminine form in Ranjita. Ranjit has a related form in Ranjeet. Ranjit has a related form in Ranjeat.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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