Boys' name · since 1997

Balraj

Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 62 babies named Balraj, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#20,620 of 45,481
all-time among boys
62
born since 1997
2010s
peak decade

Balraj sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 62 recorded since 1997.

Social Security Administration records show Balraj recorded 62 times among boys since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2018.

  • #20,620 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 62 born since 1997
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Balraj ranks #20,620 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.

#20,620 of 45,481
all-time among boys
62
born since 1997
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Balraj's 62 recorded births place it above 54.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Balraj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Balraj's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Balraj popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2003)
9
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
45678910 19971998200320042007200920112012201320162018 6

Balraj by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (28 births, 45% of the file).

2010s was Balraj's strongest decade.

28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Balraj births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 28 births (45% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Balraj? ▼
62 babies have been named Balraj since 1997. All-time, it sits at #20,620 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2003 with 9 births.
Where does Balraj sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Balraj ranks #20,620 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Balraj most popular? ▼
Balraj was most popular in the 2010s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Balraj been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Balraj since 1997 -- 22 years through the most recent 2018 data.
What names are similar to Balraj? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Baltazar, Baldemar, Ballard, Baldomero, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Balraj

Nearby Names Like Balraj

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Balraj

Baltazar Boy
#2804 2,743 births
Baldemar Boy
#7752 2,256 births
Ballard Boy
#10707 1,159 births
Baldomero Boy
#12128 1,079 births
Baldwin Boy
634 births

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Burle
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Balraj: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Balraj draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.