How Many People Are Named Raj?
An estimated 2,092 people in the United States have the first name Raj. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Raj peaked in popularity in 2003 with 88 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Raj as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Raj paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,092
About 1 in 163,841 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2003
88 births
Total Registered
2,155
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Raj
Raj is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,155 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Raj as a male name
Ranked #4,989 in 2024
20 male births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (88 births)
Raj: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Raj span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 587 babies were registered. Raj has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Raj by Decade
How has Raj tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Raj by State
Birth registrations for Raj span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, New York. The lowest are in Michigan, Massachusetts, Florida. On average, about 77 Rajs were registered per state.
Raj + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Raj as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Raj
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Raj: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Raj?
We estimate approximately 2,092 people named Raj are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 163,841 Americans share this first name.
Is Raj a common name?
Raj is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,155 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Raj most popular?
Raj reached peak popularity in 2003, when 88 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Raj is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Raj a male name?
Raj is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Raj Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Raj Smith, Raj Johnson, Raj Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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