Is Rajesh a boy or girl name?

Rajesh is a boy’s name. Of the 682 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Rajesh

Recorded 1965–2013 · United States

Rajesh was most popular in 1976, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,242 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 682 people named Rajesh.

Rajesh over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rajesh’s peak in 1976. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rajesh a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rajesh is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 682 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were 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 Rajesh

Where Rajesh is most concentrated

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

New York 8.1×

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