Raja Boy & girl
How popular is Raja?
#6,140 boy name in 2025
14 baby boys were named Raja in the US in 2025, making it the 6140th most popular boy name.
Raja popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #6,140 for boys (▲ 324 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 14 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-7% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,742 in 2015, #6,292 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2001 (36 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,613 in 2001 |
| First recorded | 1967 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 79% boys, 21% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Raja counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Raja family of names ranked #3,565 for boys in 2025 (#3,441 the year before), with 21 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Raja | 14 | 67% |
| Rajah | 7 | 33% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Raja is most popular
Babies named Raja per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
Raja by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7 | #3,230 |
| 1970s | 77 | #2,790 |
| 1980s | 109 | #3,107 |
| 1990s | 155 | #3,209 |
| 2000s | 242 | #2,613 |
| 2010s | 179 | #4,355 |
| 2020s | 95 | #4,738 |
Boy names about as popular as Raja
Questions
- Is Raja a boy or girl name?
- Raja is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 79% of babies named Raja were boys and 21% were girls.
- How popular is the name Raja?
- 14 baby boys were named Raja in the US in 2025, making it the 6140th most popular boy name.
- When was Raja most popular?
- Raja peaked in 2001, when 36 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,613 in 2001.
- How many people are named Raja?
- 1,240 babies have been named Raja in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,211 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 24.
- Where is Raja most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Raja was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.