Boys' name · since 1977

Rajat

108 babies named Rajat in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,942 of 45,481
all-time among boys
108
born since 1977
1990s
peak decade

Rajat sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 108 recorded since 1977.

Social Security Administration records show Rajat recorded 108 times among boys since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2007.

  • #16,942 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 108 born since 1977
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rajat ranks #16,942 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 108 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.

#16,942 of 45,481
all-time among boys
108
born since 1977
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rajat's 108 recorded births place it above 62.72% 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.

Rajat's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Rajat's full recorded timeline at 1997, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Rajat popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2007

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1999)
10
Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
4681012 1977198819951998200120062007 7

Rajat by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (42 births, 39% of the file).

1990s was Rajat's strongest decade.

42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Rajat births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 42 births (39% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rajat? ▼
Rajat has been given to 108 babies in the U.S. since 1977, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,942 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2007. 10 babies were born in 1999, its single highest year.
Where does Rajat sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rajat ranks #16,942 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 Rajat most popular? ▼
Rajat was most popular in the 1990s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Rajat been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Rajat since 1977 -- 31 years through the most recent 2007 data.
What names are similar to Rajat? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raj, Rajan, Raja, Rajiv, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Rajat's data

  • Rajat's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (42 total births) through the 2000s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Rajat

Nearby Names Like Rajat

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

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Rajiv Boy
820 births
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rajat: 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, 1977–2007 (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 Rajat 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.