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The baby name Raja is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced RAH-jah; IPA: /ˈrɑːdʒə/ (Hindi/English). Arabic variant often pronounced ra-JAAʾ (approx. /raˈdʒaːʔ/)..

Raja is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Hindi, Sanskrit
Pronunciation: RAH-jah; IPA: /ˈrɑːdʒə/ (Hindi/English). Arabic variant often pronounced ra-JAAʾ (approx. /raˈdʒaːʔ/).

What is the meaning of the name Raja ?

The baby name Raja is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced RAH-jah; IPA: /ˈrɑːdʒə/ (Hindi/English). Arabic variant often pronounced ra-JAAʾ (approx. /raˈdʒaːʔ/)..

Raja is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.

Raja is a cross-cultural given name and title with two main etymologies. In South Asian languages (from Sanskrit raja, from rajan "king"), it means "king, ruler" and is common in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, and Punjabi; Malay and Indonesian also use raja for "king" as a court title and personal name. In Arabic (Raja’, رجاء), it is a unisex name meaning "hope, expectation."

Across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, Raja long functioned as a princely style, later adopted as a personal name and sometimes a surname; colonial records and modern usage show steady popularity, especially in India, Pakistan, Malaysia, and the diaspora. Variants and spellings include Rajah, Rāja (transliterated), Raaja (South Indian long-vowel), Rajaa/Ragaa/Rajae (Arabic forms), and the short form Raj; related names include Rajan, Rajendra, Rajesh, and Rani (feminine counterpart).

Raja has the following similar or variant Names

Raja – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Boys 2009 #1 756
SG Boys 0 #8 4,767 17,960
AE Boys 0 #11 13,631 22,615
MV 0 #19 1 644
SA Boys 0 #21 32,863 28,008
MV Boys 0 #22 70 3,375
OM Boys 0 #26 5,834 17,948
BH 0 #27 1,923 17,937
DJ Girls 0 #29 1 488
BN 0 #31 2 2,297
QA Boys 0 #32 2,942 18,093
KW Boys 0 #33 4,330 18,755
MV Girls 0 #33 3 2,021
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
DJ Boys 0 #36 1 657
IN Boys 0 #36 11,719 16,750
ID 0 #38 2 2,238
MY Boys 0 #38 7,120 25,439
IN 0 #43 28 2,963
BN Boys 0 #50 87 6,332
GR Boys 0 #68 372 6,912
QA 0 #73 28 7,011
OM 0 #74 43 6,215
AF 0 #75 2 1,883
JP 0 #75 3 4,057
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
RS 0 #84 1 923
MY 0 #85 296 12,352
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
KW 0 #88 29 5,216
AE 0 #93 85 10,220
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
SD 0 #99 4 2,130
ID Girls 0 #100 3 3,319
TW 0 #102 2 4,523
ID Boys 0 #108 24 4,130
PH 0 #109 2 5,607
BN Girls 0 #110 5 5,459
CY Boys 0 #110 20 3,473
TN 0 #118 5,315 13,765
OM Girls 0 #121 318 15,987
GR 0 #122 13 3,911
JO 0 #126 12 2,158
AE Girls 0 #128 567 20,968
IQ 0 #130 4 3,533
Switzerland Girls 2024 #131 5 1,786
AZ Boys 0 #131 1 1,400
SA 0 #131 179 10,560
RS Girls 0 #136 2 1,651
QA Girls 0 #140 188 15,378
EE Girls 0 #141 2 1,888
SA Girls 0 #141 1,706 25,931
SD Girls 0 #149 271 7,678
BW Boys 0 #151 4 4,685
BD 0 #152 77 5,992
MA 0 #154 10,156 20,986
MY Girls 0 #162 2,160 24,821
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
Finland Boys 0 #175 381 2,041
Sweden Boys 2020 #176 2 1,548
JO Girls 0 #178 180 7,570
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
IN Girls 0 #194 685 13,121
LT Girls 0 #196 5 1,904
LY 0 #197 501 12,703
DK 0 #198 9 5,198
PS 0 #202 17 5,692
SG 0 #202 68 11,010
KW Girls 0 #207 358 19,177
MO Boys 0 #209 15 5,842
TW Boys 0 #213 29 7,111
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
JO Boys 0 #222 186 7,057
AL Girls 0 #224 4 4,141
GR Girls 0 #228 15 6,293
IR 0 #230 2 4,221
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
AO Boys 0 #248 2 5,568
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
PT 0 #249 2 4,161
AF Boys 0 #253 18 3,535
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
BD Boys 0 #258 458 10,045
JP Boys 0 #260 38 7,909
IL 0 #261 14 6,291
MO Girls 0 #262 2 7,056
Canada Girls 2022 #276 5 2,867
DK Boys 0 #279 47 7,401
MU Boys 0 #280 78 8,477
JM Boys 0 #285 9 6,876
CN Boys 0 #286 34 9,639
TW Girls 0 #288 2 8,139
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
KZ Boys 0 #294 3 6,578
CZ Boys 0 #300 6 6,530
AL Boys 0 #301 3 5,122
Canada Boys 2024 #302 5 2,588
YE 0 #317 65 8,639
DK Girls 0 #321 9 7,429
KZ Girls 0 #331 2 5,862
PT Boys 0 #335 33 7,951
PL Boys 0 #337 4 6,459
BD Girls 0 #346 41 8,413
CZ Girls 0 #347 5 5,378
HK Boys 0 #352 189 12,905
HK 0 #354 4 8,483
CN Girls 0 #356 4 8,829
GH Boys 0 #357 5 8,138
MU Girls 0 #360 3 8,539
PH Boys 0 #360 24 11,440
PL Girls 0 #363 2 5,096
Finland Girls 0 #372 20 1,368
IQ Girls 0 #378 127 11,303
France Boys 2021 #385 3 2,865
SD Boys 0 #390 56 10,523
France Girls 2021 #400 6 3,185
PS Girls 0 #400 126 10,981
EG 0 #405 8 6,387
SG Girls 0 #419 170 18,916
Germany 0 #426 12 2,542
Austria Boys 0 #428 15 2,180
PH Girls 0 #428 2 13,098
LB 0 #429 248 13,263
PS Boys 0 #431 118 10,655
CL 0 #434 1 6,867
IL Boys 0 #448 163 10,983
ZA 0 #470 5 14,421
CR Boys 0 #476 12 10,188
RU Boys 0 #494 12 12,621
SY 0 #507 239 11,684
IQ Boys 0 #510 158 13,071
IR Girls 0 #518 13 8,334
IL Girls 0 #520 98 11,648
RU Girls 0 #521 3 11,913
IR Boys 0 #529 24 10,162
CM Girls 0 #557 4 11,671
IT Boys 0 #564 1,485 10,046
CM Boys 0 #574 2 12,054
Spain Boys 0 #587 380 5,610
HK Girls 0 #603 13 16,104
IT 0 #663 52 4,183
Finland Boys 2026 #675 8 3,552
CL Boys 0 #698 3 13,390
Finland Girls 2026 #727 12 3,895
Germany Girls 0 #781 58 4,949
BR Boys 0 #784 2 12,213
NL Boys 0 #820 132 5,873
NG Girls 0 #825 2 15,093
EG Boys 0 #836 51 15,035
Germany Boys 0 #846 107 5,697
DZ 0 #876 304 20,130
EG Girls 0 #879 81 14,742
United States Boys 2024 #880 13 7,044
NL Girls 0 #904 52 5,933
United States Girls 2024 #910 7 8,487
CL Girls 0 #915 1 14,098
NG Boys 0 #919 33 16,906
Spain Girls 0 #922 62 5,561
ZA Boys 0 #939 242 25,619
TR 0 #950 267 19,440
CO Boys 0 #980 2 15,656
BR Girls 0 #991 2 12,708
IT Girls 0 #1,029 437 9,415
MX Boys 0 #1,031 3 16,355
ZA Girls 0 #1,229 8 25,928
MX Girls 0 #1,267 1 17,781

Raja is popular in 80 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
Switzerland
Canada
Scotland, United Kingdom

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People also ask about Raja

Raja is predominantly a boy's name.
Raja is a 2 syllable name, pronounced RAH-jah; IPA: /ˈrɑːdʒə/ (Hindi/English). Arabic variant often pronounced ra-JAAʾ (approx. /raˈdʒaːʔ/)..
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Rajah, Rajā, Rajaa, Rajaʼ and Rajan (related).
Across languages, Raja has these equivalents: Rex (Latin), Malik (Arabic), Rey (Spanish), Roi (French), Rajan (Sanskrit, related), and 1 more.
Yes, very popular — Raja ranked #1 in Ireland in 2009, and appears in official birth registries across 8 countries.
Raja ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2009).
Raja's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #879 in 2014 to #880 in 2024 in United States.