Raj

Where Raj comes from

Proprialisation of raj (“(India) reign, rule”, noun), borrowed from Hindustani राज / راج (rāj, “reign, rule; empire, kingdom; country, state; royalty”), from Sanskrit राज्य (rājyá, “empire, kingdom, realm; kingship, royalty, sovereignty; country”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to right or straighten oneself; to govern, rule; just; right”). Doublet of Reich.
— Wiktionary's entry for Raj
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1950
    First appearance
    #3,681 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2003
    Peak, #1,478
    88 babies named Raj — more than any year before or since.
  3. 2006
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #2,932.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
  • A diminutive of the male given name Rajiv.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.