Anju
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #7,173 in 1975
0 babies were named Anju in the US in 2025.
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US births per million girls, 1970–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryAnju first shows up in US birth records in 1970, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 55 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1975, when it reached #7,173.
About the name Anju
Anju is a girl name. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-nju”. US birth records list Anju for girls from 1970 to 2016, in 28 of those 47 years. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked #7,173 among girl names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2016, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6 | 636,943 girls |
| 1980s | 2.3 | 442,478 girls |
| 1990s | 2.6 | 389,105 girls |
| 2000s | 2.6 | 381,679 girls |
| 2010s | 2.3 | 429,448 girls |
Questions about the name Anju
Is Anju a boy or girl name?
Anju is a girl name.
How popular is the name Anju?
Anju is rare: fewer than 5 US girls got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2016. It peaked at #7,173 in 1975.