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Quick answerThe name 'Anjan' means "unconquered" or "invincible," deriving from the Sanskrit root *an-* (not) + *ji* (to conquer).

India · Boy · 2 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#12,268
TrendVintage
Peak year2006
Syllables2
OriginIndia
LanguageSanskrit
CultureHindu
ReligionHinduism
Letters5
Numerology4 Chaldean 4
Global rank#946

Popularity over time

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Anjan

The name 'Anjan' means "unconquered" or "invincible," deriving from the Sanskrit root *an-* (not) + *ji* (to conquer).

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Etymology

The name 'Anjan' means "unconquered" or "invincible," deriving from the Sanskrit root *an-* (not) + *ji* (to conquer). It is primarily used in Hindu and Jain cultures, notably as an epithet of the god Hanuman and as the name of his mother, Anjana, in the Ramayana.

Anjan currently ranks #12,268 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2006.

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