Raji as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Raji

What is the meaning of the name Raji ?

The baby name Raji is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced RAH-jee (IPA: /ˈrɑːdʒi/).

Raji is Arabic in Origin.

Raji is a cross-cultural given name with two well-attested roots. In Arabic (راجي, rāji), it is the active participle of raja, “to hope,” meaning “one who hopes” or “hopeful”; the feminine is Rajia/Rajiya. In the South Asian naming tradition, Raji functions both as a standalone name and as a hypocoristic of Raj‑ names derived from Sanskrit rāja (“king; royal”), giving it the sense of “royal” or “belonging to the king.” It is used for all genders, though often feminine in Dravidian languages such as Tamil and Malayalam.

Usage appears across India, Sri Lanka, and the diaspora, and in Arabic-speaking and Muslim communities. The name rose in mid‑20th‑century South Asia alongside fashionable Raj‑ compounds. Variants and related forms include Raj, Raja, Rajni/Rajini, Rajeev/Rajiv, Rajeshwari, and the Arabic Rajia/Rajiya; spellings like Raaji also occur. Nicknames include Raj and Raji itself.