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Rajbir

Gender
Boy
Say it
RAHJ-beer
Origin
Punjabi

Rajbir is a boys' name of Punjabi origin, meaning “royal hero”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Rajbir mean?

Punjabi: from Sanskrit raj 'rule, kingdom' + Punjabi bir 'brave, hero'

“royal hero”

Bir, the Punjabi form of Sanskrit vir, 'hero', also ends Sikh names such as Balbir and Gurbir.

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

Rajbir is a boys' name.

How popular is Rajbir in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 4 boys.

1996Busiest: 4 in 20002020
Rajbir in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20204#4,025
20190–
20183#4,959
20173#4,995
20160–
20150–
20140–
20130–
20120–
20114#3,986
20100–
20090–
20080–
20070–
20060–
20050–
20040–
20030–
20020–
20013#3,255
20004#2,612
19990–
19980–
19973#2,979
19963#2,949

Names like Rajbir

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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, “Rajbir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rajbir, updated 20 October 2026.