Is Rajah a boy or girl name?

Rajah is a unisex name. Of the 618 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 28.3% were girls and 71.7% were boys.

Rajah

Recorded 1951–2025 · United States

Rajah was most popular in 1994, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,527 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 618 people named Rajah.

Rajah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rajah’s peak in 1994. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rajah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rajah is a unisex name — 28.3% of the 618 Americans given it were girls and 71.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 15% girls and 85% 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.

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