Given name & surname · also Sanskrit
Rajendra
“emperor”·“a powerful king”
Rajendra is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “emperor” (Sanskrit) and “a powerful king” (Hindi). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “emperor” (Sanskrit) and “a powerful king” (Hindi). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Sanskrit, although the derivation remains uncertain.
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
Rajendra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 76
- 76 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2001. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,051 as a first name in 2020; 196 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.
Rajendra’s family of names
In English usage, Rajendra has a related form in Rajindra. Rajendra has a related form in Rajindra. Rajendra has a related form in Rajyndra.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Rajendra
- Rajendra PrasadIndian statesman, lawyer and writer (1884–1963); first President of India
- Rajendra K. PachauriIndian academic (1940-2020)
- Rajendra IChola emperor from 1014 to 10441000–1044
- Rajendra KumarIndian actor (1929–1999)
- Rajendra SinghIndian environmentalistborn 1959
- Rajendra PrasadIndian actorborn 1956
- V. B. Rajendra PrasadIndian filmmaker1932–2015
- Rajendra NarayanMaharaja of Cooch Behar1882–1913
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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