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Why parents love Anjali- Anjali IS the gesture of pressing palms — Namaste.
- Every Namaste is an anjali.
- Three syllables with a gentle, Sanskrit sound: AHN-jah-lee.
- The meaning divine offering is spiritually powerful.
- Billions of hands make this gesture daily.
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The vibe of Anjali
offeringdivine offeringSanskritHinduanjalimudraNamastepalms togethersacred gesture
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Origin & history of Anjali
Sanskrit anjali (offering/gesture of palms together)
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Hindi / Indian / Malayalam / Marathi / Nepali / Sanskrit / Tamil / Telugu roots
Anjali means divine offering from the Sanskrit — the gesture of pressing palms together. Every Namaste IS an anjali. Billions make this gesture daily.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Sanskrit; Hindu tradition.
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Today
Anjali remains a beloved choice, ranking #2069 in the US. 5,756 babies have been named Anjali since 1964.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Anjali?
2005
peak year
Anjali first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1964. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2005, 255 babies received the name (ranked #965). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2069), with roughly 97 babies named Anjali each year. Anjali has been declining in recent years. In total, around 5,756 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
255
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #965)
(ranked #965)
97
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
970
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
5,756
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Anjali2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
Anjali's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — divine-offering nurturing. People named Anjali tend to be gentle, sacred, and gifted at being the gesture billions of hands make.
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Gesture billions make✦
Namaste-sacred◈
Sanskrit-offering◎
Palms-together♡
Divine-mudraA1
N5
J1
A1
L3
I9
Sum: 20 → Life path 2
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Personality of Anjali🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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