Raja

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Raza in PK Pakistan, ES Spain, AU Australia and 8 more, Raju in BD Bangladesh, SA Saudi Arabia, NP Nepal and 6 more and Raj in IN India, US United States, GB United Kingdom and 4 more.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 10 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Raja is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate given name235K records spelled Raja7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, Pakistan, Malaysia

  Also written Rājā, Rāja, Rája, Rajā, Rajâ

• English given name230K records spelled Raja34 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, Malaysia, United Kingdom

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Rājā, Raja', Řājå, Rajã, Ŕájá

• Indonesian given name128K records spelled Raja23 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan

  Also written 'Raja, Ŕãjã, Râjà, Řāją, Râjâ

• Arabic given name66K records spelled Raja142 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Saudi Arabia, India, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan

  Languages: Arabic, Maltese

  Also written Raja', Ràjà, Rãjã, Râjâ, Rãjâ

• French given name21K records spelled Raja21 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, India, United States, Belgium

  Also written Ràjà, Rajâ, Râja, Ŕãjå, Râjâ

• Portuguese given name5.4K records spelled Raja18 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Brazil, United States, Malaysia

  Also written Râjâ, Ŕaja, Rajá, Rãjã, Řajã

• Turkish given name3.5K records spelled Raja9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Türkiye, Syria, United States

  Languages: Turkish, Uzbek, Azerbaijani

  Also written Räjã, Řăjă, Rajá, Räjä, Räjå

68 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Raja is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Malay, A king; a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Indonesian, king, male monarch

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Romanian, , Dtr., munt., Slanic (RI XIV 194). Itilndau, v. ArInda u. Ranea, v. Rine a.

  as a name·Dictionar Onomastic Rominesc

• In Arabic, hope, wish. See Amal Ju/

  as a name·A Dictionary of Muslim Names

• In Arabic, hope, wish. See Amal Jui

  as a name·A Dictionary of Muslim Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

IN naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls) — 104 years between 1894–2015. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Rajaraja Ib. 947not in their usual nameChola Emperor
• Raja Birbalb. 1528INMughal advisor at Akbar's court, appearing in many folk tales which focus on his wit
• Ravi Varmab. 1848INnot in their usual nameIndian painter from Kerala (1848–1906)
• Raja Raob. 1908INIndian-born English writer (1908–2006)
• Raja Ramannab. 1925INIndian nuclear scientist (1925-2004)
• Raja Gosnellb. 1958USAmerican film editor and director
• Raja Amarib. 1971TNTunisian film director
• Raja Krishnamoorthib. 1973USAmerican lawyer and politician (born 1973)
• Raja Bellb. 1976USAmerican basketball player
• Raja Charib. 1977USAmerican astronaut

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 545 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Raja?

We estimate roughly 7.8 thousand people bear Raja (counting its spellings and scripts) across 5 countries in our records.

In which country does Raja have the most bearers?

Raja is most frequently recorded in India, where it is most often spelled raj.

How common is Raja compared with other names?

In India, Raja is the 8th most common given name of 4,777,337 given names recorded there.

Is Raja a male or female name?

Raja is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Raja mean?

Recorded meaning: sand; silvery; shining; pollen; emotion; affection.