How Many People Are Named Raja?
An estimated 1,196 people in the United States have the first name Raja. It is used for both genders, with 69.3% male. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Raja peaked in popularity in 2001 with 53 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Raja 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 Raja paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,196
About 1 in 286,584 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
69.3% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2001
53 births
Total Registered
1,226
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Raja
Raja is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (69.3%) and females (30.7%). Out of 1,226 total births registered, 850 were male and 376 were female.
Raja as a male name
Ranked #6,712 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (36 births)
Raja as a female name
Ranked #13,105 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (20 births)
Raja: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Raja span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 366 babies were registered. Raja has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Raja by Decade
How has Raja 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.
Raja by State
Raja + Last Name Combinations
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Names Similar to Raja
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Raja: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Raja?
We estimate approximately 1,196 people named Raja 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 286,584 Americans share this first name.
Is Raja a common name?
Raja is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,226 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Raja most popular?
Raja reached peak popularity in 2001, when 53 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Raja is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Raja a male name?
Raja is predominantly male. 69.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Raja Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Raja Smith, Raja Johnson, Raja 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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