Boys' name · since 1965
Rajesh
Rajesh has 682 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,553 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 682
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
682 boys have been named Rajesh since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rajesh has been recorded 682 times among boys since 1965, 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 1965 to 2013.
- #6,553 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 682 born since 1965
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rajesh ranks #6,553 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 682 born since 1965, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,553 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 682
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rajesh's 682 recorded births place it above 85.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Rajesh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rajesh splits its recorded history at 1985: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rajesh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2013
- Peak year (1976)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Rajesh by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (319 births, 47% of the file).
1970s was Rajesh's strongest decade.
319 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Rajesh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 45
1960s
45 births
- 1970s
1970s
319 births
- 1980s
1980s
183 births
- 1990s 90
1990s
90 births
- 2000s 39
2000s
39 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 319 births (47% of all-time use).
How Rajesh 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 Rajesh's total volume
Rajesh by state
Where Rajesh concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 126 | 18.5% |
| #2 | California | | 45 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
126 of 682 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Rajesh's decade-level peak was the 1970s (319 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rajeshs (126 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Rajesh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1965–2013 (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 Rajesh 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.