Gitanjali — Meaning, Origin, Pronunciation & Popularity

The meaning

A name that means "song-offering / tagore nobel (sanskrit + foundational)".

Gitanjali is from the Sanskrit Gītāñjali. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Gitanjali is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Gītāñjali song-offering songs-in-cupped-hands + Sanskrit gīta song + añjali cupped-hands + foundational central Gītāñjali foundational-central collection of Bengali-poetry by Rabindranath Tagore 1861-1941 CE published-1910 English-translation-1912 + foundational central won Nobel Prize in Literature 1913 first non-European Nobel Laureate + foundational central introduction by W.B. Yeats + foundational central 103 devotional-poems inspired by Bhakti-tradition + foundational central Tagore also composed Jana Gaṇa Mana Indian national-anthem + Amar Sonar Bangla Bangladesh anthem + foundational pan-Indic heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Song-offering / Tagore Nobel (Sanskrit + foundational) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Sanskrit *Gītāñjali* song-offering songs-in-cupped-hands + Sanskrit *gīta* song + *añjali* cupped-hands + foundational central *Gītāñjali* foundational-central collection of Bengali-poetry by Rabindranath Tagore 1861-1941 CE published-1910 English-translation-1912 + foundational central won Nobel Prize in Literature 1913 first non-European Nobel Laureate + foundational central introduction by W.B. Yeats + foundational central 103 devotional-poems inspired by Bhakti-tradition + foundational central Tagore also composed *Jana Gaṇa Mana* Indian national-anthem + *Amar Sonar Bangla* Bangladesh anthem + foundational pan-Indic heritage

In its original form

The name in its native script.

गीताञ्जली

Transliteration: Gītāñjali
Pronunciation: / ɡiːˈtɑːn.dʒə.li /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Gitanjali stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Gitanjali · last year

88 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

0

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Gitanjalis before her.

Real people

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In fiction

Tagore 1861-1941 Gitanjali Nobel 1913 first non-European / W.B. Yeats intro / Jana Gana Mana Amar Sonar Bangla

Sanskrit song-offering songs-in-cupped-hands + gīta song + añjali cupped-hands + Gītāñjali Bengali-poetry Rabindranath Tagore 1861-1941 published-1910 English-1912 + Nobel Prize Literature 1913 first non-European + W.B. Yeats introduction + 103 devotional-poems Bhakti + Jana Gaṇa Mana Indian anthem + Amar Sonar Bangla Bangladesh anthem

Tagore Nobel

Numerology

The number behind Gitanjali.

2

The Builder

Gitanjali has a strong numerological signature.

Parents on Gitanjali

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit meaning. 4 syllables. Gitanjali."

Mother of one

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