Neeraj
A boys’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning lotus flower.
Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Neeraj by the numbers
Neeraj was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 14 babies in 1980, making it a 1980s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Neeraj. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a flower
Like Neeraj, each of these has a flower in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Zahirblooming flower, brilliant, shining214 in the US (2017)
- Zayaangrace, beauty, or bloom; variant of Zayan180 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maligarland; necklace132 in England and Wales (2025)
- Blossomflower, bloom of a plant124 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zohaanblooming or flowering; a form of Zohra41 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kaleithe wreath or garland40 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Neeraj
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