The baby name Niraja is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced nee-RAH-jah (IPA: /niːˈrɑːdʒə/).
Niraja is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Niraja is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced nee-RAH-jah (IPA: /niːˈrɑːdʒə/).
Niraja is Sanskrit in Origin.
From Sanskrit nīra (water) + ja (born), Niraja means "born of water," a poetic name for the lotus, symbolizing purity, beauty, and spiritual unfoldment. In Hindu tradition the lotus is closely linked to goddess Lakshmi and Saraswati's seat, so the name carries auspicious, learned, and graceful connotations.
As a personal name, Niraja appears in classical Sanskrit verse and later bhakti poetry as an epithet for the lotus, and it has been adopted across modern India as a feminine given name among Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Telugu, and Kannada speakers. Common variants include Neeraja (reflecting the long vowel), Nirja and Neerja; related masculine form Neeraj/Niraj shares the same root and meaning. Diminutives such as Niru or Neeru occur in informal use. Related thematic names include Padma and Kamala, both denoting the lotus.
Niraja is a rare find. Across 10 countries, we found 36 recorded uses of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #557 | 5 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #620 | 12 | 13,121 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,687 | 5 | 28,008 |
Niraja is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:
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