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Siraj

Boy

Meaning of Siraj: Arabic: 'lamp' or 'light'

Siraj is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4218th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1758th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4218

24 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1758

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

635

First recorded 1987 · peak 2017

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 10 babies1994: 7 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 10 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 8 babies1999: 19 babies2000: 9 babies20002001: 14 babies2002: 9 babies2003: 10 babies2004: 16 babies2005: 18 babies2006: 13 babies2007: 12 babies2008: 15 babies2009: 12 babies2010: 18 babies20102011: 25 babies2012: 18 babies2013: 19 babies2014: 30 babies2015: 17 babies2016: 28 babies2017: 37 babies2018: 18 babies2019: 33 babies2020: 25 babies20202021: 31 babies2022: 24 babies2023: 30 babies2024: 32 babies2025: 24 babies
US babies named Siraj per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 37.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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