Siraj
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- si-RAHJ
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Siraj is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “lamp; light”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Siraj mean?
Arabic: Arabic siraj
“lamp; light”
The Qur'an describes the Prophet Muhammad as sirajan munira, 'a light-giving lamp'.
Is Siraj a girl's or a boy's name?
Siraj is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Siraj in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,742nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Siraj, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 1997, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Siraj in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2017. 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.
Siraj in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 14 | #1,804 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,025 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,021 |
How popular is Siraj in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,248th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24 about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Siraj, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,017th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 37 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the boys named Siraj in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Siraj in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 32 | #3,522 |
| 2023 | 30 | #3,710 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,579 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,017 |
| 2019 | 33 | #3,423 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,122 |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 25 | #3,992 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,829 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
Names like Siraj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yuvraj, Shivansh, Viraj, Aarav, Aviraj, Gurtaj, Navraj, Aj, Krishiv, Vihaan, Avyaan, Shiv
Names related to Siraj
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), 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, “Siraj: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/siraj, updated 20 October 2026.