Viraj Boy

How popular is Viraj?

#1,333 boy name in 2025

144 baby boys were named Viraj in the US in 2025, making it the 1333rd most popular boy name.

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1,921living people named Viraj (est.)
8median age of people named Viraj
1,937babies named Viraj since 1880
1 in 23,023US babies born in 2025

Viraj popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#1,333 for boys (▼ 188 from 2024)
Babies in 2025144 boys
10-year trendRising fast (+66% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,753 in 2015, #1,503 in 2020
Peak year2024 (183 boys)
Highest rank#1,145 in 2024
First recorded1982
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Viraj is most popular

Babies named Viraj per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Washington: 0.3 per 1,000 (49 boys)
  2. New Jersey: 0.3 per 1,000 (58 boys)
  3. California: 0.2 per 1,000 (145 boys)
  4. Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (33 boys)
  5. Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (102 boys)

Viraj by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1980s31#5,557
1990s123#3,699
2000s241#2,846
2010s719#1,541
2020s823#1,145

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Questions

Is Viraj a boy or girl name?
Viraj is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Viraj were boys.
How popular is the name Viraj?
144 baby boys were named Viraj in the US in 2025, making it the 1333rd most popular boy name.
When was Viraj most popular?
Viraj peaked in 2024, when 183 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,145 in 2024.
How many people are named Viraj?
1,937 babies have been named Viraj in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,921 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
Where is Viraj most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Viraj was most common in Washington, at 0.3 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.