Manraj
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- MUN-raj
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,162 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,856 for boys
Manraj is a name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “ruler of the mind”. In 2025 it ranked 1,162nd for boys in the UK (27 babies) and 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
What does Manraj mean?
Sanskrit: Punjabi Sikh name
“ruler of the mind”
A Sikh and Punjabi name joining man, mind or heart, with raj, rule or king.
Is Manraj a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Manraj has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls and 27 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 20 boys in the US.
How popular is Manraj in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,162nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27 about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the UK were named Manraj, making it the 1,162nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 960th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 37 boys. 11 girls were also named Manraj in 2025 (2,509th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Manraj in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Girls were 5% of the babies named Manraj in the UK in 2006, and 29% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,093rd in England and Wales.
Manraj in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #1,162 |
| 2024 | 36 | #942 |
| 2023 | 33 | #1,008 |
| 2022 | 37 | #923 |
| 2021 | 26 | #1,166 |
| 2020 | 33 | #960 |
| 2019 | 29 | #1,061 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,362 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,374 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,458 |
| 2015 | 21 | #1,324 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,454 |
| 2013 | 31 | #1,002 |
| 2012 | 26 | #1,128 |
| 2011 | 29 | #1,031 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,654 |
| 2009 | 24 | #1,150 |
| 2008 | 26 | #1,071 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,256 |
| 2005 | 21 | #1,098 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,239 |
| 2003 | 24 | #900 |
| 2002 | 27 | #770 |
| 2001 | 30 | #673 |
| 2000 | 27 | #728 |
| 1999 | 28 | #683 |
| 1998 | 21 | #818 |
| 1997 | 29 | #641 |
| 1996 | 28 | #629 |
How popular is Manraj in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,856th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20 about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Manraj, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 41 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991. 5 girls were also named Manraj in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Manraj in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Manraj in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 25 | #4,197 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,070 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 28 | #3,810 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 41 | #2,941 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,742 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
Names like Manraj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yuvraj, Viraj, Aviraj, Aarav, Shivansh, Vihaan, Avyaan, Madhav, Krishiv, Aj, Veer, Gurtaj
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, “Manraj: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/manraj, updated 20 October 2026.