Given name
Neeraj
“resembling a lotus”
Neeraj is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “resembling a lotus.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “resembling a lotus.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Neeraj through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 328
- 328 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,836 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Neeraj’s family of names
Neeraj has a related form in Niraj. Neeraj has a related form in Nearaj. Neeraj has a related form in Neiraj.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Neeraj
- Neeraj ChopraIndian male javelin throwerborn 1997
- Neeraj VoraIndian film director (1963–2017)
- Neeraj PandeyIndian film directorborn 1973
- Neeraj GhaywanIndian directorborn 1980
- Neeraj ShekharIndian politicianborn 1968
- Neeraj Kushwaha MauryaMember of Lok Sabhaborn 1969
- Neeraj DangiIndian politicianborn 1970
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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