Boys' name · since 1970
Rajendra
Rajendra has 76 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,288 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 76
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rajendra sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 76 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rajendra has been recorded 76 times among boys since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2001.
- #19,288 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 76 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rajendra ranks #19,288 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,288 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 76
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rajendra's 76 recorded births place it above 57.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Rajendra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rajendra splits its recorded history at 1986: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rajendra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2001
- Peak year (1987)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Rajendra by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (30 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Rajendra's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Rajendra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 30 births (39% of all-time use).
Rajendra by state
Where Rajendra concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 13.2% |
10 of 76 births nationwide.
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- Rajendra's decade-level peak was the 1980s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rajendras (10 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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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, 1970–2001 (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 Rajendra 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.