The baby name Sanjiv is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /sənˈdʒiːv/ (suhn-JEEV).
The baby name Sanjiv is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /sənˈdʒiːv/ (suhn-JEEV).
Sanjiv is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Sanjiv is a masculine given name from Sanskrit, built on the root jīv, “to live,” with the intensifying prefix san-/sam-, yielding senses of “alive,” “revived,” and “life-giving.” It evokes auspicious ideas of vitality and healing; in Sanskrit literature and later Hindu lore, related forms like Sañjīvanī name the mythic herb that revives the wounded in the Ramayana, reinforcing the name’s association with restoration and resilience.
Used across the subcontinent since classical and medieval periods and widely adopted in modern South Asia and the diaspora, Sanjiv appears in multiple spellings: Sanjeev (Hindi/Urdu), Sanjeeva/Sanjeewa (Dravidian and Sinhala usage), Sanjeevan (Tamil), and Sanjib (Bengali/Assamese). The Sanskrit form Sañjīva is also found in scholarly contexts. Pronounced sun-JEEV, the name remains common among Hindu families yet is broadly secular in use. Notable bearers include Indian president Neelam Sanjiva Reddy and computer scientist Sanjeev Arora.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #69 | 3 | 2,963 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| QA | 0 | #102 | 5 | 7,011 | |
| KW | 0 | #119 | 3 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| MU | 0 | #135 | 3 | 3,613 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| AE | 0 | #182 | 6 | 10,220 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #231 | 4 | 5,842 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #261 | 98 | 8,477 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #307 | 10 | 15,378 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #352 | 3 | 12,352 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #387 | 3 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| France | Boys | 2011 | #413 | 3 | 2,819 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #470 | 655 | 16,750 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #508 | 201 | 18,093 |
| BH | 0 | #514 | 40 | 17,937 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #553 | 5 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #591 | 7 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #600 | 6 | 10,045 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #611 | 21 | 13,121 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #653 | 117 | 18,755 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #661 | 37 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #754 | 128 | 17,948 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #847 | 247 | 22,615 |
| United States | Boys | 2007 | #866 | 6 | 7,493 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #919 | 17 | 25,931 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #940 | 12 | 5,873 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,015 | 97 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,066 | 7 | 24,821 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,161 | 481 | 28,008 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,161 | 18 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,423 | 49 | 10,046 |
Sanjiv is popular in 39 countries — most recent births per country:
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