Viraaj
Viraaj was the 5192nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 2225th with 61 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,768 places. More babies were named Viraaj in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,192 boys, down 2,931 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 19boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201661 babies
- Total since 1880
- 579babies recorded
Viraaj popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
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| 2025 | #5,192 | 19 |
| 2020 | #2,261 | 61 |
| 2010 | #8,748 | 9 |
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How popular is Viraaj, counting every spelling?
Viraaj is a spelling of Viraj, a name family that ranked #1,168 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,192 for Viraaj on its own. Together these spellings went to 163 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viraj | 144 | #1,338 | 711 |
| Viraaj | 19 | #5,192 | 146 |
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 Viraaj?
19 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Viraaj (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Viraaj 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 439 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Viraaj.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Viraaj?
About 600 people born in the US named Viraaj are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 5 and 10. That makes Viraaj a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Viraaj by state
How common Viraaj was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Viraaj
How popular is the name Viraaj?
Viraaj was the 5192nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 2225th with 61 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,768 places. More babies were named Viraaj in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Viraaj a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Viraaj in the US.
Where is Viraaj most popular?
In 2021–2025, Viraaj was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Texas.