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Viraj

100% boys · 144 born in 2025

Viraj has been given to about 1,937 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,904
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Viraj per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 183
  • Born in 2025144
  • All time1,937
  • England & Wales, 202530

How popular is Viraj?

Its best year was 2024, when 183 babies were given the name, ranking 1150th. The typical living American called Viraj is about 8 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Viraj

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Vidal0.60
  2. Vihaan0.53
  3. Semaj0.47
  4. Taj0.47
  5. Virgil0.45

Middle names for Viraj

Ranked by flow score
  1. Viraj Lee0.77
  2. Viraj Dean0.76
  3. Viraj Bryce0.76
  4. Viraj Ross0.76
  5. Viraj Quinn0.76
  6. Viraj Neal0.76

Sibling names for Viraj

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.97
  2. Kaisenbrother · 0.97
  3. Azaiahbrother · 0.97
  4. Laylanisister · 0.96
  5. Emilianasister · 0.96
  6. Elowensister · 0.96

Where Viraj is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Jersey0.02%
  2. Washington0.01%
  3. Illinois0.01%
  4. Georgia0.01%
  5. California0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Viraj Anderson0.74
  2. Viraj White0.72
  3. Viraj Reyes0.72
  4. Viraj Nguyen0.72
  5. Viraj Moore0.72
  6. Viraj Lee0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Viraj

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Viraj across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.