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Raj
OriginArabic and Sanskrit
Meaning"hope; ruler"
GenderBoy
NB Rank#11388
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About Raj
Variation of Rajah
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,836 | 42 | 21.9 |
| 2015 | #3,012 | 39 | 20.3 |
| 2016 | #4,437 | 23 | 12.1 |
| 2017 | #3,295 | 35 | 18.9 |
| 2018 | #3,968 | 27 | 14.9 |
| 2019 | #3,615 | 31 | 17.3 |
| 2020 | #4,386 | 23 | 13.3 |
| 2021 | #3,474 | 33 | 18.9 |
| 2022 | #4,267 | 25 | 14.3 |
| 2023 | #4,083 | 27 | 15.8 |
| 2024 | #4,989 | 20 | 11.6 |
| 2025 | #4,671 | 22 | 12.9 |
Famous Rajs
- Rajakumaran "Raj" Rajaratnam
Sri Lankan,American hedge fund manager
- Raj Ballav Koirala
Nepalese actor
- Raj Kapoor
Indian actor
- Raj Khosla
Indian film director
- Raj Kamal Jha
Indian novelist
- Swararaj Shrikant "Raj" Thackeray
Indian politician
Raj in pop culture
- Rajesh "Raj" Koothrappali
character on TV's The Big Bang Theory
- Raj
Sanskrit term for "empire"
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