Given name & surname
Rajan
“a king”
Rajan is used as a given name and a surname. One Indian interpretation is “a king.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “a king.”
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 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rajan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,038
- 1,038 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,559 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −20%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,559 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 20.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 35 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,535 as a first name in 2020; 3,198 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.
Rajan’s family of names
Rajan has a related form in Raj. Rajan has a related form in Raja. Rajan has a related form in Rajah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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