Aviraj
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-vee-RAHJ
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #589 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,699 for boys
Aviraj is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 589th for boys in the UK (72 babies) and 1,699th for boys in the US (96 babies).
Where does Aviraj come from?
Sanskrit: Indian name ending in raj, 'king, rule'
Is Aviraj a girl's or a boy's name?
Aviraj is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 72 boys in the UK and 96 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aviraj in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #589among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 72about 1 in 4,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 314% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 72 boys in the UK were named Aviraj, making it the 589th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,462nd.
2025 had the most boys named Aviraj of any year since it first appeared, in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Aviraj in the UK since 1996 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 82 boys in the UK were given Aviraj or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #498, up from #589 for this spelling alone.
- Aviraj 72
- Aviraaj 10
Among boys in 2025, it was 539th in England and Wales.
Aviraj in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72 | #589 |
| 2024 | 54 | #720 |
| 2023 | 56 | #696 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 30 | #1,064 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,462 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
How popular is Aviraj in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,699among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 96about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 130% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 96 boys in the US were named Aviraj, making it the 1,699th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,017th. It first appears in the records in 2010.
2025 had the most boys named Aviraj of any year since it first appeared, in 2010.
Half of all the boys named Aviraj in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 103 boys in the US were given Aviraj or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,455, up from #1,699 for this spelling alone.
- Aviraj 96
- Aviraaj 7
Aviraj in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 96 | #1,699 |
| 2024 | 40 | #3,044 |
| 2023 | 55 | #2,440 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,149 |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,579 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,017 |
| 2019 | 33 | #3,423 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,090 |
| 2017 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
Names like Aviraj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Yuvraj Avyaan Shivansh Vihaan Viraj Veer Krishiv Avitaj Advik Atharv Avi
Other spellings of Aviraj
Names related to Aviraj
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Veda India
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aviraj: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aviraj, updated 20 October 2026.