The baby name Saroj is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /səˈroːdʒ/ (suh-ROHJ).
Saroj is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Saroj is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /səˈroːdʒ/ (suh-ROHJ).
Saroj is Sanskrit in Origin.
Saroj is a Sanskrit-derived given name widespread in South Asia. It comes from sara/saras “lake” + ja “born,” yielding saroja/saroj, a poetic word for the lotus - hence the meaning “lotus; born in a lake.” The term appears throughout classical Sanskrit poetry and devotional hymns as an epithet of the flower and of deities such as Lakshmi and Sarasvati. As a personal name, Saroj is used across India and Nepal, traditionally unisex but more often masculine in North Indian usage.
Variants and related forms include the feminine Saroja and Sarojini (with the suffix -inī), as well as thematically linked names Padma, Kamala, Nalini, Ambuja, and Mrinalini. Regional spellings follow local scripts but the Roman form is typically Saroj. The lotus symbolism lends associations of purity, beauty, spiritual awakening, and resilience, making Saroj a name with refined, auspicious overtones.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | Girls | 0 | #9 | 1 | 583 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #34 | 2 | 2,021 |
| IN | 0 | #64 | 8 | 2,963 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #77 | 3 | 3,375 |
| QA | 0 | #83 | 18 | 7,011 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1,202 | 13,121 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #127 | 1,153 | 18,093 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| MU | 0 | #135 | 3 | 3,613 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| AE | 0 | #182 | 6 | 10,220 | |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #223 | 1,847 | 16,750 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #227 | 8 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #246 | 71 | 15,378 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #276 | 22 | 7,909 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| SA | 0 | #286 | 10 | 10,560 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #299 | 53 | 8,539 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #327 | 5 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #356 | 12 | 7,951 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #358 | 39 | 15,987 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #365 | 13 | 7,057 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #392 | 36 | 2,041 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| BH | 0 | #456 | 98 | 17,937 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #471 | 4 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #479 | 37 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #486 | 68 | 20,968 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #501 | 277 | 18,755 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #510 | 2,108 | 28,008 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #518 | 10 | 12,905 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #531 | 46 | 10,045 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #532 | 712 | 22,615 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #571 | 3 | 11,342 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #577 | 10 | 18,916 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #674 | 9 | 3,552 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #678 | 204 | 17,948 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #689 | 9 | 13,071 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #726 | 413 | 25,439 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #731 | 9 | 17,960 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #756 | 180 | 25,931 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #921 | 5 | 15,035 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #963 | 32 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #991 | 151 | 25,928 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,249 | 6 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,424 | 23 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,460 | 12 | 10,046 |
Saroj is popular in 44 countries — most recent births per country:
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