Raja

Boy · RAH-ja · Sanskrit

Raja is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “king”. In 2025 it ranked 1,033rd for boys in the UK (32 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).

What does Raja mean?

Sanskrit: from rajan

“king”

From the Sanskrit rajan, king, a title of Indian rulers and the root of maharaja, great king.

Say it: RAH-ja

Is Raja a girl's or a boy's name?

Raja is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 32 boys in the UK and 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Raja in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #1,033among boys
Babies in 2025: 32about 1 in 9,400 boys
Five-year trend: Steadydown 5% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 32 boys in the UK were named Raja, making it the 1,033rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 936th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 80 boys.

Half of all the boys named Raja in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

Among boys in 2025, it was 953rd in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 80 in 19972025

Raja in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	32	#1,033
2024	47	#790
2023	35	#969
2022	38	#904
2021	17	#1,547
2020	34	#936
2019	43	#805
2018	43	#826
2017	29	#1,092
2016	39	#884
2015	43	#812
2014	48	#737
2013	33	#960
2012	41	#840
2011	64	#597
2010	53	#670
2009	49	#703
2008	50	#685
2007	62	#557
2006	60	#550
2005	60	#519
2004	53	#543
2003	56	#484
2002	58	#436
2001	54	#447
2000	59	#419
1999	64	#390
1998	74	#360
1997	80	#347
1996	52	#427

How popular is Raja in the US?

Rank in 2025: #6,140among boys
Babies in 2025: 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
Five-year trend: Steadydown 8% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Raja, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2001, with 36 boys. It first appears in the records in 1967.

Half of all the boys named Raja in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2017, 31% of the babies named Raja in the US were girls.

1967Busiest: 36 in 20012025

Raja in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	14	#6,140
2024	13	#6,464
2023	21	#4,738
2022	18	#5,211
2021	16	#5,557
2020	13	#6,292
2019	19	#4,947
2018	20	#4,735
2017	22	#4,462
2016	13	#6,344
2015	15	#5,742
2014	13	#6,303
2013	19	#4,801
2012	20	#4,682
2011	22	#4,354
2010	16	#5,475
2009	29	#3,637
2008	29	#3,643
2007	28	#3,685
2006	28	#3,600
2005	15	#5,273
2004	17	#4,788
2003	20	#4,109
2002	24	#3,549
2001	36	#2,613
2000	16	#4,567
1999	17	#4,157
1998	18	#3,845
1997	18	#3,733
1996	20	#3,400
1995	12	#4,785
1994	21	#3,209
1993	18	#3,495
1992	12	#4,556
1991	11	#4,752
1990	8	#5,816
1989	9	#5,158
1988	12	#3,910
1987	15	#3,197
1986	14	#3,265
1985	7	#5,142
1984	8	#4,549
1983	11	#3,629
1982	14	#3,107
1981	6	#5,466
1980	13	#3,255
1979	8	#4,401
1978	9	#3,855
1977	15	#2,790
1976	14	#2,825
1975	7	#4,307
1974	0	–
1973	5	#5,099
1972	5	#4,983
1971	6	#4,373
1970	8	#3,519
1969	0	–
1968	0	–
1967	7	#3,229

Names like Raja

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Ravi Aarav Rishi Yuvraj Viraj Pranav Rudransh Rishiv Rajveer Krishna Ranveer Dhruv

Names related to Raja

Raj Rajah

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