Navraj
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NAV-raj
- Origin
- Punjabi
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,771 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,799 for boys
Navraj is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “new reign”. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies) and 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
What does Navraj mean?
Punjabi: from nav, new, and raj, rule; used mainly in Sikh families
“new reign”
Combines nav, 'new', and raj, 'rule' or 'kingdom', both ultimately from Sanskrit.
Is Navraj a girl's or a boy's name?
Navraj is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the UK and 12 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Navraj in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,771st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15 about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Navraj, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Navraj in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales.
Navraj in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,745 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,636 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Navraj 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 Navraj, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Navraj than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Navraj in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Navraj in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
Names like Navraj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Gurtaj, Yuvraj, Aarav, Aviraj, Viraj, Gurbaaz, Shivansh, Krishiv, Nirvair, Vihaan, Aj, Avyaan
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), 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, “Navraj: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/navraj, updated 20 October 2026.