How Many People Are Named Rajah?
An estimated 596 people in the United States have the first name Rajah. It is used for both genders, with 71.3% male. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Rajah peaked in popularity in 1994 with 44 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rajah 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 Rajah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
596
About 1 in 575,091 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
71.3% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1994
44 births
Total Registered
610
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rajah
Rajah is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (71.3%) and females (28.7%). Out of 610 total births registered, 435 were male and 175 were female.
Rajah as a male name
Ranked #8,780 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (24 births)
Rajah as a female name
Ranked #13,269 in 2022
7 female births in 2022
Peak: 1994 (20 births)
Rajah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rajah span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 166 babies were registered. While Rajah is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rajah by Decade
How has Rajah 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.
Rajah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rajah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rajah
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Rajah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rajah?
We estimate approximately 596 people named Rajah 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 575,091 Americans share this first name.
Is Rajah a common name?
Rajah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 610 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rajah most popular?
Rajah reached peak popularity in 1994, when 44 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rajah is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rajah a male name?
Rajah is predominantly male. 71.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rajah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rajah Smith, Rajah Johnson, Rajah 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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