Jugraj
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JUG-raj
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Jugraj is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “ruler of the age”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Jugraj mean?
Punjabi: from jug 'age, era' and raj 'rule'
“ruler of the age”
Is Jugraj a girl's or a boy's name?
Jugraj 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 Jugraj in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Jugraj, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2014, with 6 boys.
2025 had more boys named Jugraj than any year since 2019.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Jugraj in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
Names like Jugraj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gurtaj, Navraj, Aviraj, Viraj, Gurbaaz, Shivansh, Yuvraj, Aj, Aarav, Nirvair, Gurvansh, Avyaan
Names related to Jugraj
More Punjabi names
Asees, Gurfateh, Jind, Baani, Akaal, Gurnawab, Jujhar, Ajooni, Mannat, Ekam, Gurniwaz, Gurnaaz, Gursanjh, Avleen, Anhad, Harleen
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, “Jugraj: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jugraj, updated 20 October 2026.