Rajiv
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Rajiv is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Rajiv mean?
Sanskrit
A male given name from Sanskrit of Indian usage.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Rajiv a girl's or a boy's name?
Rajiv is a boys' name.
How popular is Rajiv in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Rajiv in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2001. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Rajiv in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Rajiv in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1985, with 60 boys. It first appears in the records in 1962.
Half of all the boys named Rajiv in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rajiv in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,060 |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,275 |
| 1998 | 23 | #3,292 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,016 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,452 |
| 1991 | 30 | #2,338 |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,965 |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,896 |
| 1988 | 29 | #2,141 |
| 1987 | 28 | #2,111 |
| 1986 | 34 | #1,789 |
| 1985 | 60 | #1,227 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,823 |
| 1983 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1982 | 20 | #2,425 |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,137 |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,535 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,790 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,825 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,076 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,547 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,604 |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,080 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,069 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,061 |
| 1968 | 15 | #2,108 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,853 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,031 |
Names like Rajiv
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ravi, Rishiv, Harshiv, Shiv, Pranav, Rajveer, Ranveer, Shivam, Rishi, Dhruv, Prithvi, Viraj
Names related to Rajiv
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
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, “Rajiv: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rajiv, updated 20 October 2026.