Rajan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RAH-jan
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,190 for boys
Rajan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “king”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Rajan mean?
Sanskrit: Sanskrit rajan
“king”
Sanskrit rajan, the source of raja, shares an ancient root with Latin rex, 'king'.
Is Rajan a girl's or a boy's name?
Rajan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rajan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Rajan, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 65 boys.
Half of all the boys named Rajan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Rajan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,555 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,458 |
| 2015 | 21 | #1,324 |
| 2014 | 20 | #1,357 |
| 2013 | 19 | #1,398 |
| 2012 | 27 | #1,099 |
| 2011 | 29 | #1,031 |
| 2010 | 28 | #1,066 |
| 2009 | 32 | #937 |
| 2008 | 38 | #824 |
| 2007 | 30 | #935 |
| 2006 | 29 | #914 |
| 2005 | 41 | #707 |
| 2004 | 49 | #583 |
| 2003 | 52 | #516 |
| 2002 | 38 | #598 |
| 2001 | 42 | #531 |
| 2000 | 52 | #456 |
| 1999 | 65 | #386 |
| 1998 | 55 | #441 |
| 1997 | 51 | #446 |
| 1996 | 43 | #473 |
How popular is Rajan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Rajan, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 35 boys. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the boys named Rajan in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rajan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,120 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,751 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 27 | #3,790 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 31 | #3,474 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 35 | #3,186 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,684 |
| 2005 | 27 | #3,524 |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,364 |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,091 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,758 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,935 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,779 |
| 1997 | 28 | #2,746 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,287 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,761 |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,135 |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,099 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,440 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,776 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,067 |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,612 |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,786 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,595 |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,269 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,616 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,668 |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,909 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,262 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,672 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,714 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,533 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 8 | #2,984 |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
Nicknames for Rajan
Names like Rajan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ravi Rajveer Rishi Jeevan Rishiv Aarav Ranveer Shivam Prithvi Yuvraj Vihaan Pranav
Names related to Rajan
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya Leena Shivansh
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, “Rajan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rajan, updated 20 October 2026.