Is Raj a boy or girl name?

Raj is a boy’s name. Of the 2,176 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Raj

Recorded 1950–2025 · United States

Raj was most popular in 2003, when 88 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,463 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,648, with 22 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,176 people named Raj.

Raj over time

Births per year. The dot marks Raj’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Raj a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Raj is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,176 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Raj

Where Raj is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org