Boys' name · since 1994

Vraj

396 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.

#9,082 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,665 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
396
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Vraj is the #12665 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 396 recorded since 1994.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vraj has been recorded 396 times among boys since 1994, currently ranked #12665 nationally and more common than 9% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.

  • #9,082 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #12,665 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 396 born since 1994
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vraj ranks #9,082 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,665 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 396 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.

#9,082 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,665 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
396
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%9%
Vraj vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Vraj's 396 recorded births place it above 80.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.

How Vraj compares

396 Top 49% higher than 51% 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

Vraj's all-time total is 7% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Vraj Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 396 369 358,536
Peak-year births 28 34 22,252

Vraj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Vraj's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Vraj popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
28
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
0102030 199419992003200720112015201920232025 5

Vraj by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (175 births, 44% of the file).

2000s was Vraj's strongest decade.

175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Vraj births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 175 births (44% of all-time use).

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

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 10.4%
#2 Illinois
7 1.8%
New Jersey share of Vraj's total US births 10.4%
Even split

41 of 396 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vraj?
396 babies have been named Vraj since 1994. All-time, it sits at #9,082 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #12,665 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 28 births.
Where does Vraj sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vraj ranks #9,082 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,665 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 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?
The SSA has tracked Vraj since 1994 -- 32 years through the most recent 2025 data.

What to do with Vraj's data

  • Vraj's decade-level peak was the 2000s (175 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New Jersey records the most Vrajs (41 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names

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

Keep exploring Vraj

Names with a similar popularity rank to Vraj

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Vraj: 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, 1994–2025 (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 Vraj 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.