Raja

Arabic and Sanskrit
"hope; ruler"

Raja Origin and Meaning

The name Raja is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "hope; ruler".

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.

Famous People Named Raja

  • Sutan Amrul's drag persona Raja Geminiwinner of season 3 of RuPaul's Drag Race