Given name

Yuvraj

Yuvraj is a masculine given name from Sanskrit.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Yuvraj comes from Sanskrit.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Sanskrit युवराज.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Yuvraj through the years

Babies since 1880
1,253
1,253 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2016
74 babies
2025
55
#2,476 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−14%
Easing
01020304020002025Highest share 201632
Yuvraj in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1993–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inNew York, California
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: New York (11), California (14).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 55 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,476 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 74 in 2016. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,097 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.

People named Yuvraj

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

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