Boys' name · since 2012

Veeraj

Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 48 babies named Veeraj, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#22,522 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#13,164 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
48
born since 2012
2010s
peak decade

Veeraj currently ranks #13164 among boys' names in America, with 48 babies recorded since 2012.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veeraj has been recorded 48 times among boys since 2012, currently ranked #13164 nationally and more common than 5% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.

  • #22,522 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #13,164 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 48 born since 2012
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veeraj ranks #22,522 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,164 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 48 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.

#22,522 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#13,164 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
48
born since 2012
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%5.4%
Veeraj vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Veeraj's 48 recorded births place it above 50.45% 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.

How Veeraj compares

48 16th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Veeraj's all-time total is 87% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Veeraj Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 48 369 358,536
Peak-year births 9 34 22,252

Veeraj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Veeraj splits its recorded history at 2019: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2025 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Veeraj popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
9
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
45678910 2012201520182019202120232025 5

Veeraj by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (31 births, 65% of the file).

2010s was Veeraj's strongest decade.

31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.

Veeraj births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 31 births (65% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Veeraj?
48 babies have been named Veeraj since 2012. All-time, it sits at #22,522 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #13,164 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 9 births.
Where does Veeraj sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veeraj ranks #22,522 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,164 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Veeraj most popular?
Veeraj was most popular in the 2010s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Veeraj been used?
Records for Veeraj go back to 2012, giving 14 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Veeraj?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Veer, Veera, Veeran, Vee, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Veeraj's data

  • Veeraj's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Veeraj: 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, 2012–2025 (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 Veeraj 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.