Recorded 1970–2001 Boys' name Peak 1987 76 births

Rajendra — boys' name

76 babies named Rajendra in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s221980s301990s192000s5
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Rajendra was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

9 babies were named Rajendra in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rajendra

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Rajendra between 1970 and 2001, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rajendra currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rajendra performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rajendra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rajendra in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rajendra 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 76 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.

Rajendra at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

76

Since 1970

32 years of records

Peak year

1987

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1970

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2001

Rajendra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1970

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1987)
9
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Rajendra by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
30 births that decade — 39% of Rajendra's all-time total
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Rajendra by state

Where Rajendra concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rajendra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 13.2%
New York share of Rajendra's total US births 13.2%

10 of 76 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rajendra?
76 babies have been named Rajendra since 1970. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1987 with 9 births.
When was Rajendra most popular?
Rajendra was most popular in the 1980s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Rajendra most popular?
The top states for the name Rajendra are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Rajendra been used?
Rajendra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 32 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Rajendra?
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.

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, 1970–2001 (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.