Boys' name · since 1967
Rajeev
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 504 babies named Rajeev, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,867 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 504
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
504 boys have been named Rajeev since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rajeev has been recorded 504 times among boys since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2013.
- #7,867 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 504 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rajeev ranks #7,867 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 504 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,867 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 504
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rajeev's 504 recorded births place it above 82.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Rajeev's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rajeev's full recorded timeline at 1990, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rajeev popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2013
- Peak year (1979)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Rajeev by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (164 births, 33% of the file).
1970s was Rajeev's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Rajeev births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s
1970s
164 births
- 1980s
1980s
124 births
- 1990s
1990s
91 births
- 2000s
2000s
86 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 164 births (33% of all-time use).
How Rajeev 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 Rajeev's total volume
Rajeev by state
Where Rajeev concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 25 | 5.0% |
25 of 504 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rajeev's data
- Rajeev's decade-level peak was the 1970s (164 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rajeevs (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rajeev: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1967–2013 (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 Rajeev 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.