Neeraj
Boy · Sanskrit
Neeraj is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Neeraj mean?
Sanskrit
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
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Is Neeraj a girl's or a boy's name?
Neeraj is a boys' name.
How popular is Neeraj in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 7 boys.
Neeraj in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Neeraj in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1980, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Neeraj in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Neeraj in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,097 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,797 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,011 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
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Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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