Miraj
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mee-RAHJ
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,799 for boys
Miraj is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “ascension, ladder”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
What does Miraj mean?
Arabic
“ascension, ladder”
The Mi'raj is the Prophet Muhammad's night ascension through the heavens, commemorated by Muslims each year.
Is Miraj a girl's or a boy's name?
Miraj is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 12 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Miraj in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Miraj, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 1996, with 12 boys.
2025 had more boys named Miraj than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Miraj in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Miraj in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,146 |
How popular is Miraj in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,799th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12 about 1 in 140,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the US were named Miraj, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
2025 had more boys named Miraj than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Miraj in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Miraj in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
Names like Miraj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yuvraj, Aarav, Aviraj, Viraj, Gurtaj, Manraj, Shivansh, Navraj, Krishiv, Vihaan, Aj, Avyaan
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Miraj: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/miraj, updated 20 October 2026.