Viraj
Viraj was the 1338th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 144 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1150th with 183 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 428 places. More babies were named Viraj in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,338 boys, up 173 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 144boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024183 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,937babies recorded
Viraj popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,338 | 144 |
| 2020 | #1,511 | 112 |
| 2010 | #3,522 | 31 |
| 2000 | #4,378 | 18 |
| 1990 | #4,981 | 11 |
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How popular is Viraj, counting every spelling?
Viraj is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,168 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,338 for Viraj 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 Viraj?
144 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Viraj (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Viraj 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 58 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Viraj.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Viraj?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Viraj are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 14. That makes Viraj 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.
Viraj by state
How common Viraj was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (3.6×), New Jersey (3.5×), California (1.9×), Illinois (1.6×). In 40 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
These names rose and fell in step with Viraj: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Viraj, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Viraj
How popular is the name Viraj?
Viraj was the 1338th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 144 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1150th with 183 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 428 places. More babies were named Viraj in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Viraj a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Viraj in the US.
Where is Viraj most popular?
In 2021–2025, Viraj was most common in Washington (0.30 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and California.