unisex name
Raja
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,824
Scotland
#538
2024 births
Raja is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 37% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in England and Wales in 1997, when 78 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in England and Wales.
- Today about 1 in 16,467 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- Raja started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
- First appears in birth records in 1996.
Raja over time
Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 267 |
| 2000s | 546 |
| 2010s | 422 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 195 |
How popular is Raja?
In 2025, Raja was given to 32 babies in England and Wales, ranking #954 that year. It is a rare choice.
Where Raja is used
Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Raja
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Raja also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Raja over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Raja
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Raja — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Raja
How popular is the name Raja?
In 2025, Raja was given to 32 babies in England and Wales, ranking #954 that year. It is a rare choice.
Is Raja a girl's or a boy's name?
Raja is used for both girls and boys. About 37% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Raja most popular?
Raja peaked in 1997, when 78 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Raja a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Raja currently ranks #538 in England and Wales. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Raja originally a boys' or girls' name?
Raja was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.