Boys' name · since 1966
Rajan
1,038 babies named Rajan in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,017 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,295 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,038
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,038 babies have been named Rajan since 1966, making it today's #7295 boys' name.
Rajan has 1,038 recorded births among boys since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7295 as of the latest data, more common than 48% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #5,017 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,295 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,038 born since 1966
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rajan ranks #5,017 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,295 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,038 born since 1966, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,017 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,295 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,038
- born since 1966
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rajan's 1,038 recorded births place it above 88.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Rajan compares
1,038 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Rajan's all-time total is 181% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rajan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,038 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rajan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rajan's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rajan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Rajan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (266 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Rajan's strongest decade.
266 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Rajan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s
1970s
121 births
- 1980s
1980s
169 births
- 1990s
1990s
236 births
- 2000s
2000s
266 births
- 2010s
2010s
169 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 266 births (26% of all-time use).
How Rajan 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 Rajan's total volume
Rajan by state
Where Rajan concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 170 | 16.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.5% |
170 of 1,038 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Rajan's data
- Rajan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (266 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Rajans (170 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Rajan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Rajan 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.