Given name & surname
Rajah
“a king”·“one who is filled with hope”
Rajah is a variant of Rajan. One Indian interpretation is “a king.” Rajah is a variant of Raja. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is filled with hope.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rajah is a variant of Rajan. One Indian interpretation is “a king.” Rajah is a variant of Raja. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is filled with hope.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rajah is a variant of Rajan. An origin associated with Rajan is Indian. Rajah is a variant of Raja. An origin associated with Raja is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rajah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 618
- 443 boys · 175 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 44 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,433 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −35%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,433 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 30.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 24 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 586 as a first name in 2020; 244 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rajah’s family of names
Rajah has a related form in Raja. Rajah has a related form in Rajan.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rajah
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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