Viraaj
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- vi-RAHJ
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,964 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,044 for boys
Viraaj is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “splendid, sovereign”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies) and 5,044th for boys in the US (19 babies).
What does Viraaj mean?
Sanskrit: spelling of Viraj
“splendid, sovereign”
A spelling of Viraj that marks the long vowel; in Vedic texts Viraj is a cosmic being linked with creation.
Is Viraaj a girl's or a boy's name?
Viraaj is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK and 19 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Viraaj in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,964th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Viraaj, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 18 boys.
Half of all the boys named Viraaj in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 43 boys in the UK were given Viraaj or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #748, up from #1,964 for this spelling alone.
- Viraj 30
- Viraaj 13
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Viraaj in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 14 | #1,822 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,476 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
How popular is Viraaj in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,044th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19 about 1 in 90,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the US were named Viraaj, making it the 5,044th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,235th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 61 boys. It first appears in the records in 2006.
2025 had fewer boys named Viraaj than any year since 2012.
Half of all the boys named Viraaj in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 163 boys in the US were given Viraaj or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,114, up from #5,044 for this spelling alone.
- Viraj 144
- Viraaj 19
Viraaj in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 2024 | 32 | #3,522 |
| 2023 | 35 | #3,345 |
| 2022 | 27 | #3,992 |
| 2021 | 33 | #3,424 |
| 2020 | 61 | #2,235 |
| 2019 | 57 | #2,363 |
| 2018 | 57 | #2,324 |
| 2017 | 59 | #2,239 |
| 2016 | 61 | #2,207 |
| 2015 | 33 | #3,364 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4,011 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,461 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
Names like Viraaj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Vihaan, Shivansh, Yuvraj, Aviraj, Veer, Avyaan, Krishiv, Vedansh, Vivaan, Devansh, Vansh
Other spellings of Viraaj
Names related to Viraaj
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veda, India
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, “Viraaj: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/viraaj, updated 20 October 2026.