Given name & surname
Sajan
“one who is dearly loved”
Sajan is used as a given name and a surname. One Indian interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
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 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sajan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 300
- 300 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,539 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +21%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,539 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 17 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 743 as a first name in 2020; 334 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.
Sajan’s family of names
Sajan has a related form in Sajjan. Sajan has a related form in Sajann. Sajan has a related form in Sajjann.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Sajan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Sanjay
“one who is victorious”
>99% boys
Santosh
“ohe who is content”
>99% boys
Sarthak
“one who is fulfilled”
>99% boys
Madan
“the god of love”
>99% boys