Yuvraj
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YOOV-raj
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #589 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,451 for boys
Yuvraj is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “crown prince”. In 2025 it ranked 589th for boys in the UK (72 babies) and 2,451st for boys in the US (55 babies).
What does Yuvraj mean?
Sanskrit: from yuvaraja, via Hindi and Punjabi
“crown prince”
From Sanskrit yuvaraja, young king, the title of the heir apparent in Indian kingdoms.
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Is Yuvraj a girl's or a boy's name?
Yuvraj is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 72 boys in the UK and 55 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yuvraj in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 589th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 72 about 1 in 4,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady much the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 72 boys in the UK were named Yuvraj, making it the 589th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 509th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 129 boys.
Half of all the boys named Yuvraj in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 539th in England and Wales.
Yuvraj in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72 | #589 |
| 2024 | 77 | #561 |
| 2023 | 67 | #611 |
| 2022 | 54 | #708 |
| 2021 | 72 | #593 |
| 2020 | 84 | #509 |
| 2019 | 64 | #630 |
| 2018 | 68 | #605 |
| 2017 | 89 | #507 |
| 2016 | 75 | #570 |
| 2015 | 84 | #516 |
| 2014 | 77 | #551 |
| 2013 | 86 | #497 |
| 2012 | 91 | #480 |
| 2011 | 129 | #367 |
| 2010 | 66 | #575 |
| 2009 | 108 | #402 |
| 2008 | 99 | #417 |
| 2007 | 57 | #597 |
| 2006 | 51 | #625 |
| 2005 | 41 | #707 |
| 2004 | 40 | #665 |
| 2003 | 27 | #828 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,193 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
How popular is Yuvraj in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,451st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 55 about 1 in 31,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 55 boys in the US were named Yuvraj, making it the 2,451st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,190th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 74 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the boys named Yuvraj in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yuvraj in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | #2,451 |
| 2024 | 53 | #2,527 |
| 2023 | 40 | #3,053 |
| 2022 | 55 | #2,492 |
| 2021 | 66 | #2,156 |
| 2020 | 63 | #2,190 |
| 2019 | 59 | #2,309 |
| 2018 | 67 | #2,100 |
| 2017 | 51 | #2,492 |
| 2016 | 74 | #1,959 |
| 2015 | 59 | #2,252 |
| 2014 | 53 | #2,400 |
| 2013 | 59 | #2,204 |
| 2012 | 51 | #2,447 |
| 2011 | 56 | #2,283 |
| 2010 | 49 | #2,510 |
| 2009 | 51 | #2,485 |
| 2008 | 61 | #2,185 |
| 2007 | 57 | #2,281 |
| 2006 | 32 | #3,304 |
| 2005 | 32 | #3,168 |
| 2004 | 31 | #3,154 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,438 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
Names like Yuvraj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Aviraj, Shivansh, Viraj, Vihaan, Veer, Avyaan, Krishiv, Dhruv, Avi, Devansh, Arjan
Names related to Yuvraj
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veda, India, Avani
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, “Yuvraj: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yuvraj, updated 20 October 2026.