Sanjay is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2006 and has since faded.
Sanjay is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,012 for boy births in the United States (and #10,567 across all names), given to 20 babies. Sanjay first appears in 1962 and peaked in 2006 (90 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | #5,012 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | #4,543 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | #4,718 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | #4,415 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | #5,741 |
| 2020 | 24 | 24 | #4,257 |
| 2019 | 31 | 31 | #3,621 |
| 2018 | 32 | 32 | #3,506 |
| 2017 | 38 | 38 | #3,111 |
| 2016 | 44 | 44 | #2,762 |
| 2015 | 76 | 76 | #1,928 |
| 2014 | 58 | 58 | #2,291 |
| 2013 | 71 | 71 | #1,959 |
| 2012 | 60 | 60 | #2,202 |
| 2011 | 71 | 71 | #1,962 |
| 2010 | 87 | 87 | #1,750 |
| 2009 | 86 | 86 | #1,770 |
| 2008 | 87 | 87 | #1,750 |
| 2007 | 73 | 73 | #1,942 |
| 2006 | 90 | 90 | #1,615 |
| 2005 | 61 | 61 | #2,055 |
| 2004 | 69 | 69 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 65 | 65 | #1,840 |
| 2002 | 48 | 48 | #2,216 |
| 2001 | 48 | 48 | #2,179 |
| 2000 | 58 | 58 | #1,846 |
| 1999 | 46 | 46 | #2,091 |
| 1998 | 42 | 42 | #2,192 |
| 1997 | 37 | — | #2,300 |
| 1996 | 42 | — | #2,069 |
| 1995 | 39 | — | #2,133 |
| 1994 | 40 | — | #2,077 |
| 1993 | 42 | — | #1,962 |
| 1992 | 33 | — | #2,295 |
| 1991 | 27 | — | #2,595 |
| 1990 | 35 | — | #2,122 |
| 1989 | 18 | — | #3,304 |
| 1988 | 25 | — | #2,425 |
| 1987 | 25 | — | #2,322 |
| 1986 | 30 | — | #1,999 |
| 1985 | 28 | — | #2,064 |
| 1984 | 28 | — | #1,969 |
| 1983 | 30 | — | #1,857 |
| 1982 | 47 | — | #1,391 |
| 1981 | 47 | — | #1,392 |
| 1980 | 35 | — | #1,691 |
| 1979 | 31 | — | #1,827 |
| 1978 | 35 | — | #1,614 |
| 1977 | 42 | — | #1,427 |
| 1976 | 38 | — | #1,466 |
| 1975 | 39 | — | #1,423 |
| 1974 | 58 | — | #1,090 |
| 1973 | 47 | — | #1,219 |
| 1972 | 27 | — | #1,713 |
| 1971 | 41 | — | #1,325 |
| 1970 | 33 | — | #1,489 |
| 1969 | 37 | — | #1,319 |
| 1968 | 24 | — | #1,638 |
| 1967 | 21 | — | #1,751 |
| 1966 | 18 | — | #1,878 |
| 1965 | 14 | — | #2,253 |
| 1964 | 7 | — | #3,553 |
| 1963 | 8 | — | #3,278 |
| 1962 | 8 | — | #3,266 |