US rank #6526 Boys' name Peak 2007 1,027 births

Rajan — #6526 US boys' name

1,027 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.

1960s201970s1211980s1691990s2362000s2662010s1692020s46
#6526
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 54% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Rajan was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

35 babies were named Rajan in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rajan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,027 babies named Rajan between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rajan currently holds the #6526 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rajan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 266 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Rajan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 170 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Rajan in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rajan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,027 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rajan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,027

Since 1966

59 years of records

Peak year

2007

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,526

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1966

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rajan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
35
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
010203040 202420162008200019921984197619671966 5

Rajan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
266 births that decade — 26% of Rajan's all-time total
1960s201970s1211980s1691990s2362000s2662010s1692020s46

Rajan by state

Where Rajan concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Rajan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
170 16.6%
#2 New York
11 1.1%
#3 New Jersey
5 0.5%
California share of Rajan's total US births 16.6%
Even split

170 of 1,027 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rajan?
1,027 babies have been named Rajan since 1966. It currently ranks #6526 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 35 births.
When was Rajan most popular?
Rajan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 266 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Rajan most popular?
The top states for the name Rajan are California (170 births), New York (11 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Rajan been used?
Rajan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 59 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rajan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raj, Raja, Rajiv, Rajon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1966–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.