Raja
A boys’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning king, ruler, prince.
Raja by the numbers
In 2025, 32 babies in England and Wales were named Raja. In the US, 31 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 36 babies in 2001, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Raja. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Rahacomfort or ease54 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ranaking; also used in Arabic for frog16 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rajking or rule35 in the US (2017)
- Rajanking, ruler8 in England and Wales (2025)
- RafaGod heals; a form of Raphael15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rajahking, ruler, prince14 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Raja, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Henryruler of the home2,295 in England and Wales (2025)
- Averyruler of the elves10,365 in the US (2017)
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Arthurbear; the legendary king3,211 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a prince or princess
Like Raja, each of these has a prince or princess in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Raja
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