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/)..
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).
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:
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