Unisex name · since 1967
Raja
864 babies named Raja in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,632 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,210 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 864
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Raja is the #6210 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 864 recorded since 1967.
Social Security Administration records show Raja recorded 864 times among boys since 1967, holding rank #6210 nationally today, ahead of 55% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #5,632 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,210 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 864 born since 1967
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raja ranks #5,632 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,210 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 864 born since 1967, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,632 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,210 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 864
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Raja's 864 recorded births place it above 87.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Raja compares
864 Top 34% higher than 66% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Raja's all-time total is 134% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raja | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 864 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Raja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Raja's full recorded timeline at 1998, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Raja popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Raja popularity over time - girls
376 total births recorded since 1975 (Raja as girls' name)
Raja by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (242 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Raja's strongest decade.
242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Raja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 77
1970s
77 births
- 1980s
1980s
109 births
- 1990s
1990s
155 births
- 2000s
2000s
242 births
- 2010s
2010s
179 births
- 2020s 95
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 242 births (28% of all-time use).
How Raja compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Raja's total volume
Raja by state
Where Raja concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 32 | 3.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 30 | 3.5% |
32 of 864 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Raja's data
- Raja's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (242 total births) through the 2020s (95) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rajas (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Raja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~58 yrs)
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, 1967–2025 (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 Raja 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.