How Many People Are Named Niraj?
people named Niraj are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,088,486 people in the US has this name
Based on 331 babies named Niraj in Social Security records from 1970 to 2019, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
17 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "water-born" in Sanskrit.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Niraj in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Niraj alive today is about 36 years old, and 75% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 30 and 45 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Niraj first appears in the records in 1970 and was given most often in 1991, to 17 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2019.
Babies given the name each year, 1970 to 2019
🏆 Rank History
Niraj has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,169, in 1981.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,169 (1981) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,922 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Niraj alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Niraj were born in California than in any other state: about 10 of those alive today.
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