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Shraga

Boy

Meaning of Shraga: Aramaic: 'light' or 'candle'

Shraga is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3271st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3271

35 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

733

First recorded 1959 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 8 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 11 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 8 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 11 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 14 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 12 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 10 babies20002001: 8 babies2002: 14 babies2003: 10 babies2004: 19 babies2005: 17 babies2006: 19 babies2007: 26 babies2008: 23 babies2009: 29 babies2010: 17 babies20102011: 18 babies2012: 19 babies2013: 21 babies2014: 23 babies2015: 23 babies2016: 32 babies2017: 27 babies2018: 21 babies2019: 21 babies2020: 33 babies20202021: 23 babies2022: 33 babies2023: 39 babies2024: 38 babies2025: 35 babies
US babies named Shraga per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 39.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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