Raj Boy
How popular is Raj?
#4,538 boy name in 2025
22 baby boys were named Raj in the US in 2025, making it the 4538th most popular boy name.
2,101living people named Raj (est.)
26median age of people named Raj
2,176babies named Raj since 1880
1 in 150,697US babies born in 2025
Raj popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,538 for boys (▲ 348 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 22 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-44% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,965 in 2015, #4,271 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2003 (88 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,476 in 2003 |
| First recorded | 1950 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Raj is most popular
Babies named Raj per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Raj by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | #3,679 |
| 1960s | 78 | #2,113 |
| 1970s | 196 | #1,834 |
| 1980s | 292 | #1,655 |
| 1990s | 496 | #1,530 |
| 2000s | 587 | #1,476 |
| 2010s | 372 | #2,546 |
| 2020s | 150 | #3,424 |
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Questions
- Is Raj a boy or girl name?
- Raj is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Raj were boys.
- How popular is the name Raj?
- 22 baby boys were named Raj in the US in 2025, making it the 4538th most popular boy name.
- When was Raj most popular?
- Raj peaked in 2003, when 88 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,476 in 2003.
- How many people are named Raj?
- 2,176 babies have been named Raj in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,101 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 26.
- Where is Raj most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Raj was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.