Niraj
Neeraj is an Indian masculine given name common in the Indian subcontinent. The meaning of Neeraj is "lotus flower" in the Sanskrit language. Neeraj is a name of Sanskrit origin and it is a very common name for Hindu men.
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Gujarati
- Nepali
Meaning & Origin of Niraj
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Neeraj is an Indian masculine given name common in the Indian subcontinent. The meaning of Neeraj is "lotus flower" in the Sanskrit language. Neeraj is a name of Sanskrit origin and it is a very common name for Hindu men.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Gujarati
- Nepali
The Story of Niraj
American parents first put Niraj on the record books as a baby boy name in 1970, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 17 Nirajs were born — ranking #3,462 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Nirajs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2019 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 331 Nirajs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Niraj
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About the name Niraj
Niraj is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 331 births in the dataset. Niraj's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #3,462. Use the chart and map above to compare Niraj's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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