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Raja
OriginArabic or Sanskrit
Meaning"hope; ruler"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
GirlsUnranked
Below 5 births
Boys#6361
2025 SSA
About Raja
A relatively popular Arabic and Sanskrit name, which has a great positive meaning no matter which origin you claim.
Raja for girls
Raja is a widely-used Arabic or Sanskrit name that works for girls as well as boys. Five baby girls were named Raja and seven given the Rajah spelling in the US last year, where for boys the popularity of the spellings was reversed: 18 Raja to ten Rajah.
Pronounced RAH-juh.
As of November 2026, Raja ranked #6361 for boys in US births in 2025 and #13105 for girls in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #2669 for boys in 2001 and #5304 for girls in 1998.
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 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #4,559 | 22 | 11.9 |
| 2018 | #4,882 | 20 | 11 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | #4,847 | 21 | 12.3 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Raja for boys
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