Rajan
Rajan was the 7559th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 2317th; the most babies were born in 2007 (35). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,322 places. More babies were named Rajan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,559 boys, up 1,013 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200735 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,038babies recorded
Rajan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,559 | 11 |
| 2020 | #8,572 | 9 |
| 2010 | #5,420 | 17 |
| 2000 | #3,881 | 21 |
| 1990 | #3,277 | 19 |
| 1980 | #2,701 | 18 |
| 1970 | #3,462 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rajan, counting every spelling?
Rajan is the most common spelling of a name family that had 19 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 19 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rajan | 11 | #7,559 | 48 |
| Rajon | 8 | #9,499 | 46 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Rajan?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rajan (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rajan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rajan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rajan?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Rajan are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 17 and 39. That makes Rajan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rajan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rajan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rajan
How popular is the name Rajan?
Rajan was the 7559th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 2317th; the most babies were born in 2007 (35). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,322 places. More babies were named Rajan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Rajan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rajan in the US.