Rajab
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RUH-jub
- Origin
- Arabic
Rajab is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “to honour or revere”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rajab mean?
Arabic: from rajaba 'to revere', the name of an Islamic month
“to honour or revere”
Rajab is the seventh month of the Islamic calendar, one of four sacred months in which fighting was traditionally forbidden.
Is Rajab a girl's or a boy's name?
Rajab is a boys' name.
How popular is Rajab in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Rajab in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rajab in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
Names like Rajab
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ahmed, Musab, Rabab, Suhaib, Abdullah, Rayyan, Habib, Zohaib, Haseeb, Sahib, Raheem, Faizan
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) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rajab: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rajab, updated 20 October 2026.