Dilraj
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- dil-RAHJ
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,675 for boys
Dilraj is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “king of hearts”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Dilraj mean?
Punjabi: from dil 'heart' + raj 'rule'
“king of hearts”
Is Dilraj a girl's or a boy's name?
Dilraj is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dilraj in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Dilraj, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 17 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Dilraj than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Dilraj in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Dilraj in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,636 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,489 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,458 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
How popular is Dilraj in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,675among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Dilraj, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
2025 had more boys named Dilraj than any year since 2013.
Half of all the boys named Dilraj in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dilraj in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
Names like Dilraj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yuvraj Gurtaj Navraj Aarav Aviraj Viraj Gurbaaz Shivansh Krishiv Aj Gurveer Vihaan
More Punjabi names
Asees Nirvair Gurfateh Jind Baani Akaal Gurnawab Jujhar Ajooni Mannat Ekam Gurniwaz Gurnaaz Gursanjh Avleen Anhad
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, “Dilraj: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dilraj, updated 20 October 2026.