Is Raj a boy or girl name?
Raj is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 20 boys were named Raj, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,155 US babies named Raj were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,989
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Raj since 1950
- 2,155
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 88 babies
Boys and girls named Raj, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 78 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 196 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 293 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 496 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 587 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 372 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 128 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20 | #4,989 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 27 | #4,083 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 25 | #4,267 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 33 | #3,474 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,386 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 31 | #3,615 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 27 | #3,968 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 35 | #3,295 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,437 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 39 | #3,012 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 42 | #2,836 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 43 | #2,752 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 42 | #2,858 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 48 | #2,580 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 42 | #2,858 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 41 | #2,935 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 31 | #3,548 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 45 | #2,710 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 38 | #2,969 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 63 | #2,002 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 70 | #1,800 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 88 | #1,489 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 61 | #1,862 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 74 | #1,613 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 76 | #1,571 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 53 | #1,874 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 62 | #1,677 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 50 | #1,878 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 65 | #1,548 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 48 | #1,827 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 35 | #2,290 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 42 | #1,961 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 47 | #1,796 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 51 | #1,647 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 43 | #1,834 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 32 | #2,191 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 26 | #2,343 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 35 | #1,859 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 31 | #1,953 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 24 | #2,278 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 35 | #1,681 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,256 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 25 | #2,153 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 29 | #1,937 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 33 | #1,757 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,538 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 28 | #1,859 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,992 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 24 | #2,037 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,426 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,081 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 23 | #1,914 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,789 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,934 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 22 | #1,921 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,388 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 9 | #3,048 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,934 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,929 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,731 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,181 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,937 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,935 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #4,083 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Raj reached #1,489 in 2003. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Raj
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.