Rajeev
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- rah-JEEV
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Rajeev is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “lotus”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rajeev mean?
Sanskrit: variant spelling of Rajiv, from Sanskrit rajiva 'lotus'
“lotus”
Rajiv Gandhi, prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989, used the spelling Rajiv.
Is Rajeev a girl's or a boy's name?
Rajeev is a boys' name.
How popular is Rajeev in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1979, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the boys named Rajeev in the US since 1880 were born between 1976 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rajeev in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,576 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 20 | #2,417 |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,964 |
| 1979 | 26 | #1,991 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,798 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 19 | #2,328 |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,204 |
| 1974 | 22 | #1,983 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 11 | #2,989 |
| 1971 | 16 | #2,365 |
| 1970 | 17 | #2,212 |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,414 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,557 |
Names like Rajeev
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ravi Rishi Rishiv Pranav Shiv Dhruv Avi Vikram Ranveer Viraj Keshav Aarav
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Rajeev: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rajeev, updated 20 October 2026.