Rajah
The Story of Rajah
As a girl name
Rajah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1991, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 20 Rajahs were born — ranking #4,845 that year. As of 2026, Rajah ranks #12,237 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 175 Rajahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Rajah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1951, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 24 Rajahs were born — ranking #2,951 that year. As of 2026, Rajah ranks #7,413 for boys with 9 births, falling sharply (-29%). In total, more than 453 Rajahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Rajah
Rajah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 453 births in the dataset. Rajah's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #2,951. Use the chart and map above to compare Rajah'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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