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Raja

Boy

Meaning of Raja: Indian: 'king'

Raja is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 6055th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 796th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6055

14 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#796

42 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,240

First recorded 1967 · peak 2001

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 20 babies1983: 11 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 14 babies1987: 15 babies1988: 19 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 18 babies1992: 18 babies1993: 23 babies1994: 32 babies1995: 30 babies1996: 31 babies1997: 31 babies1998: 38 babies1999: 37 babies2000: 30 babies20002001: 53 babies2002: 40 babies2003: 31 babies2004: 34 babies2005: 15 babies2006: 46 babies2007: 39 babies2008: 35 babies2009: 43 babies2010: 16 babies20102011: 31 babies2012: 30 babies2013: 25 babies2014: 21 babies2015: 23 babies2016: 13 babies2017: 32 babies2018: 20 babies2019: 29 babies2020: 20 babies20202021: 21 babies2022: 23 babies2023: 21 babies2024: 20 babies2025: 14 babies
US babies named Raja per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 53.

Gender split

70% boys · 30% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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