Given name
Rajit
“one who is decorated”
Rajit is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “one who is decorated.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “one who is decorated.”
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 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rajit through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14
- 14 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 8 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 8 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 182 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.
Rajit’s family of names
Rajit has a related form in Rajeat. Rajit has a related form in Rajeet. Rajit has a related form in Rajeit.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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