US rank #7972 Boys' name Peak 2005 391 births

Vraj — #7972 US boys' name

391 babies named Vraj in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s362000s1752010s1422020s38
#7972
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Vraj was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

28 babies were named Vraj in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vraj

The Social Security Administration has registered 391 babies named Vraj between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vraj currently holds the #7972 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vraj performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 175 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Vraj shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Vraj in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vraj 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 391 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.

Vraj at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

391

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2005

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,972

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vraj popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
28
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0102030 202420202016201220082004200019961994 6

Vraj by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
175 births that decade — 45% of Vraj's all-time total
1990s362000s1752010s1422020s38

Vraj by state

Where Vraj concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Vraj
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
41 10.5%
#2 Illinois
7 1.8%
New Jersey share of Vraj's total US births 10.5%
Even split

41 of 391 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vraj?
391 babies have been named Vraj since 1994. It currently ranks #7972 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 28 births.
When was Vraj most popular?
Vraj was most popular in the 2000s decade with 175 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Vraj most popular?
The top states for the name Vraj are New Jersey (41 births), Illinois (7 births).
How long has the name Vraj been used?
Vraj has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.

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, 1994–2024 (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.