Niraj

Derived from the Sanskrit word for "waterlily" or "lotus flower", Niraj is used across the Indian subcontinent. Also transcribed as Neeraj, it is related to the names Neer and Neera.

This form is borne by businessman Niraj Shah and by scholar and poet Niraj Jain, and also appears as the name of a river in Romania, whose name comes from the Hungarian word for the poplar tree.

Pronounced nir-AHJ.

As of October 2026, Niraj ranked #10489 for boys in US births in 2019 SSA, peaked at #3168 for boys in 1981.