Viraj
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- vi-RAHJ
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,080 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,333 for boys
Viraj is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “splendid, sovereign”. In 2025 it ranked 1,080th for boys in the UK (30 babies) and 1,333rd for boys in the US (144 babies).
What does Viraj mean?
Sanskrit: from viraj
“splendid, sovereign”
In the Rigveda's Purusha Sukta hymn, Viraj is a cosmic being born from the primeval Purusha.
Is Viraj a girl's or a boy's name?
Viraj is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 30 boys in the UK and 144 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Viraj in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,080among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the UK were named Viraj, making it the 1,080th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,206th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 38 boys.
Half of all the boys named Viraj in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 43 boys in the UK were given Viraj or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #748, up from #1,080 for this spelling alone.
- Viraj 30
- Viraaj 13
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,007th in England and Wales.
Viraj in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #1,080 |
| 2024 | 38 | #899 |
| 2023 | 26 | #1,190 |
| 2022 | 34 | #971 |
| 2021 | 21 | #1,341 |
| 2020 | 24 | #1,206 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,351 |
| 2018 | 22 | #1,280 |
| 2017 | 19 | #1,428 |
| 2016 | 21 | #1,347 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,268 |
| 2014 | 23 | #1,226 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,290 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,622 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,654 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,301 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,146 |
How popular is Viraj in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,333among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 144about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 144 boys in the US were named Viraj, making it the 1,333rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,503rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 183 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Viraj in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 163 boys in the US were given Viraj or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,114, up from #1,333 for this spelling alone.
- Viraj 144
- Viraaj 19
Viraj in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 144 | #1,333 |
| 2024 | 183 | #1,145 |
| 2023 | 132 | #1,397 |
| 2022 | 124 | #1,457 |
| 2021 | 128 | #1,424 |
| 2020 | 112 | #1,503 |
| 2019 | 107 | #1,564 |
| 2018 | 91 | #1,717 |
| 2017 | 106 | #1,541 |
| 2016 | 97 | #1,641 |
| 2015 | 87 | #1,753 |
| 2014 | 48 | #2,540 |
| 2013 | 58 | #2,224 |
| 2012 | 51 | #2,447 |
| 2011 | 43 | #2,747 |
| 2010 | 31 | #3,452 |
| 2009 | 42 | #2,846 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,491 |
| 2006 | 24 | #3,998 |
| 2005 | 31 | #3,237 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,971 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,837 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
Names like Viraj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yuvraj Aarav Aviraj Vihaan Shivansh Veer Avyaan Krishiv Vivaan Manraj Aj Dhruv
Other spellings of Viraj
Names related to Viraj
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, “Viraj: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/viraj, updated 20 October 2026.