The baby name Rangaraju is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced RAHN-guh-RAH-joo (approx.), IPA: /ˈrʌŋɡəˌrɑːdʒu/.
The baby name Rangaraju is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced RAHN-guh-RAH-joo (approx.), IPA: /ˈrʌŋɡəˌrɑːdʒu/.
Rangaraju is Sanskrit, Telugu in Origin.
Rangaraju is a South Indian male given name of Sanskrit-Dravidian formation, widely used in Telugu and also found in Kannada and Tamil contexts. It combines raṅga (Sanskrit: “stage,” “sacred arena,” by extension “color/beauty” and an epithet of the deity Ranganatha) with rāju/rāja (“king”). The name can thus be read as “king of the stage/arena,” “king of colors/beauty,” or, in devotional usage, “Ranga the king,” evoking Lord Ranganatha of Srirangam.
Attested in medieval temple circles and Bhakti-era literature, the name and its cognates appear in inscriptions, family lineages, and among Telugu Raju communities; today it occurs both as a given name and as a hereditary surname. Variants include Rangaraja, Rangaraj, Rangarajan (Tamil), and the spaced form Ranga Raju; related names are Rangan, Ranganatha/Ranganathan. Common short forms are Ranga and Raju. The name carries regal, auspicious, and devotional overtones.
Rangaraju is far from common. We have only 32 recorded uses of it on record, from 8 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #758 | 12 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Rangaraju is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:
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