Balraj
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- BUL-raj
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Balraj is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “king of strength”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Balraj mean?
Sanskrit: from bal 'strength' and raj 'king'
“king of strength”
Balraj Sahni was a celebrated Hindi film actor and Punjabi writer of the mid-twentieth century.
Is Balraj a girl's or a boy's name?
Balraj is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Balraj in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Balraj, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1999, with 20 boys.
Half of all the boys named Balraj in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Balraj in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,151 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,458 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 20 | #870 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,112 |
| 1997 | 16 | #973 |
| 1996 | 16 | #940 |
Names like Balraj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan, Raja, Bilal, Samir, Saif, Shivam, Qasim, Wahaj, Haseeb, Aamir, Manraj, Asad
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Balraj: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/balraj, updated 20 October 2026.