US rank #3579 Boys' name Peak 2016 560 births

Viraaj — #3579 US boys' name

560 babies named Viraaj in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s232010s3492020s188
#3579
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 75% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Viraaj was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

61 babies were named Viraaj in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Viraaj

The Social Security Administration has registered 560 babies named Viraaj between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Viraaj currently holds the #3579 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Viraaj performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 349 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Viraaj shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 95 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Viraaj in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Viraaj 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 560 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.

Viraaj at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

560

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2016

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,579

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Viraaj popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
61
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Viraaj by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
349 births that decade — 62% of Viraaj's all-time total
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Viraaj by state

Where Viraaj concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Viraaj
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
95 17.0%
#2 New Jersey
40 7.1%
#3 Texas
34 6.1%
#4 Virginia
7 1.3%
#5 Washington
6 1.1%
#6 Florida
5 0.9%
#7 Georgia
5 0.9%
#8 North Carolina
5 0.9%
California share of Viraaj's total US births 17.0%
Even split

95 of 560 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Viraaj?
560 babies have been named Viraaj since 2006. It currently ranks #3579 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 61 births.
When was Viraaj most popular?
Viraaj was most popular in the 2010s decade with 349 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Viraaj most popular?
The top states for the name Viraaj are California (95 births), New Jersey (40 births), Texas (34 births).
How long has the name Viraaj been used?
Viraaj has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Viraaj?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Virgil, Virgle, Virginia, Viraj, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2006–2024 (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.