MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Anjali mean?
Añjali denotes cupped hands brought together in salutation or offering. In Sanskrit it is also a measure of the amount that the joined hands can hold.
Pronunciation
IAST: añjalī
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
अंजलि
Letter-by-letter: añjalī
Conventional spelling
Tamil
அஞ்சலி
Conventional spelling
Malayalam
അഞ്ജലി
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
अंजली
Letter-by-letter: aṃjalī
149,091 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
Devanagari
अन्जली
Letter-by-letter: anjalī
7,788 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Anjali in Indian usage
221,724 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (99%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 219,574 records (99%).
- Recorded as male: 2,150 records (1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 236 |
| 1940s | 910 |
| 1950s | 2,620 |
| 1960s | 7,918 |
| 1970s | 20,571 |
| 1980s | 64,635 |
| 1990s | 124,552 |
| Other decades | 282 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 71,045 |
| Bihar | 47,174 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 21,688 |
| Jharkhand | 14,148 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 13,045 |
| Delhi | 12,294 |
| Rajasthan | 10,281 |
| Kerala | 9,569 |
| Haryana | 8,139 |
| Uttarakhand | 5,720 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 2,635 |
| Odisha | 1,188 |
| Karnataka | 840 |
| Goa | 829 |
| Maharashtra | 637 |
| Chandigarh | 608 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 441 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 419 |
| Meghalaya | 377 |
| Manipur | 152 |
| Puducherry | 143 |
| Nagaland | 129 |
| Other states | 223 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Anjali / F | 16 | 1,809 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Anjali; Table_6, C1826 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Anjali; Table_6, C1826
- Behind the Name: Anjali ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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