Boys' name · since 2006
Viraaj
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 579 babies named Viraaj, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,229 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,165 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 579
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Viraaj currently ranks #5165 among boys' names in America, with 579 babies recorded since 2006.
Viraaj has 579 recorded births among boys since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5165 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #7,229 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,165 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 579 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Viraaj ranks #7,229 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,165 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 579 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,229 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,165 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 579
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Viraaj's 579 recorded births place it above 84.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Viraaj compares
579 Top 41% higher than 59% of 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
Viraaj's all-time total is 57% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Viraaj | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 579 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 34 | 22,252 |
Viraaj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Viraaj's full recorded timeline at 2016, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Viraaj popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Viraaj by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (349 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Viraaj's strongest decade.
349 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Viraaj births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
349 births
- 2020s
2020s
207 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 349 births (60% of all-time use).
How Viraaj 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 Viraaj's total volume
Viraaj by state
Where Viraaj concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 95 | 16.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 40 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 34 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 7 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Washington | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
95 of 579 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Viraaj's data
- Viraaj's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (349 total births) through the 2020s (207) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Viraajs (95 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Viraaj: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Viraaj 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.