boy's name

Neeraj

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 362

Neeraj is a boy's name. In 2017 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1980, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1970.

Neeraj over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Neeraj by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 72
1980s 88
1990s 79
2000s 62
2010s (to 2017) 27

How popular is Neeraj?

In 2017, Neeraj was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Neeraj is used

England & Wales #5,407 3 in 2009
United States #11,613 6 in 2017

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Neeraj

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Neeraj also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Neeraj over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Neeraj

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Neeraj — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Neeraj

How popular is the name Neeraj?

In 2017, Neeraj was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Neeraj a girl's or a boy's name?

Neeraj is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Neeraj most popular?

Neeraj peaked in 1980, when 14 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.