Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- to hope
Hope, anticipated one
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Raja
Pronunciation
r(a)-ja
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #2616, 36 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6143, 14 births)
- Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #5218, 20 births); most recent 2024 (rank #12120, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | – |
| 2024 | 13 | 7 |
| 2023 | 21 | – |
| 2022 | 18 | 5 |
| 2021 | 16 | 5 |
| 2020 | 13 | 7 |
| 2019 | 19 | 10 |
| 2018 | 20 | – |
| 2017 | 22 | 10 |
| 2016 | 13 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #312, 78 births); most recent 2025 (rank #953, 32 births)
- Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #3958, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | – |
| 2024 | 42 | – |
| 2023 | 34 | – |
| 2022 | 36 | – |
| 2021 | 17 | – |
| 2020 | 34 | – |
| 2019 | 42 | – |
| 2018 | 41 | – |
| 2017 | 28 | – |
| 2016 | 38 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #3272, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1980 (rank #514, 50 births); most recent 2023 (rank #5176, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 3 |
| 2022 | – | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | – | 4 |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | 4 |
| 2017 | – | 8 |
| 2016 | – | 6 |
| 2015 | – | 6 |
| 2014 | – | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #701, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #535, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence