Raja name meaning

Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl

Usage: Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Arabic, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Sindhi, Russian, Indian, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Oriya

Pronunciation: r(a)-ja

Meaning: King, Sand, Silvery, Emotion, Affection, Hope, Royal and Paradise

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What does Raja mean?

Raja's meaning is King, Sand, Silvery, Emotion, Affection, Hope, Royal or Paradise used for both boys and girls and is used in Marathi, Hindi, Sikh, Norwegian, Malayalam, Sindhi, Danish, Finnish, Oriya, Indian, Russian, Arabic, Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Swedish, Gujarati and Bengali is originated from Arabic, Sanskrit and Hebrew.

Raja is variation of Raija. Raija is Finnish form of Raisa. Raja is a variant form of Raj. Raj is variant form of noteworthy and perpetual Roger. Raj is a diminutive of Rajab.

Originated from Sanskrit and Germanic, Uncommon Raj, Raj means "Kingdom and The Element Raja with the Meaning King Prince". Raja is shortened form of Rachel. Also Rachel is Greek and Latin cognate of Hebrew רָחֵל = Ewe, Female Sheep.

Rachel is also equivalent of Rågiähl in Latin language. Unwonted Rachel came from Hebrew, meaning of Rachel is "Female Sheep and Jacob's Wife".

How do I pronounce Raja?

The most common way to pronounce two syllabled Raja is r(a)-ja.

Variants of Raja

Raia, Raj, Raija, Roger, Aaronraj, Raisa, Raiju, Raiah, Hodge, Hrodgar, Hrodger, Hrothgar, Rüdiger, Aharon, Aaron, Raisabel, Rachel, Rose, Raijukka

Names that rhyme with Raja

How popular is the name Raja?

Raja is a familiar baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 400 names. In 1997, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 312 on boy names chart when 78 babies were given the name Raja.

There are over 1193 babies that have been given the name Raja in England and Wales. Also, in France, it has been in use since 1966 and was able to reach the top 600 names.

In 1980, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 519 on girl names chart when 51 babies were named Raja. Over 1001 people have been named Raja in France.

Raja is a unique baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1967 and was able to reach the top 3000 names.

In 2001, it ranked 2616th when 36 boys were named Raja. There are over 1091 babies that have been given the name Raja in United States. Raja is a rare baby name in Belgium and may not be used now since it isn't seen since 2000.

However things change on global perspective, Raja is extremely popular in India where every 1 in 2000 have the name as well as in, Pakistan and Nepal. Also the baby name is popular in Malaysia, Morocco, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Kuwait.

At least, 1420000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our research.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2018	4713	20
2017	4568	21	9885	10
2016	6305	13
2015	5722	15	11790	8
2014	6288	13	11886	8

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Raja in Nordic countries

Countries	Men
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name
	71	0

What numbers say about Raja?

You can't imagine yourself tied to one person for the rest of your life. People envy your success and personal life, and would give just anything to be like you. Changes don't represent a problem for you. On the contrary, you are all about change. You love to change and can't stand constancy and monotony. Your intellectual mind is always generating new creative ideas. You are hard to reach and even harder to trust.

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Famous people named Raja

Raja Dina Nath, son of a Kashmiri Pandit, Bakht Mal,
Raja Bell, American retired professional basketball player
Raja Petra Kamarudin, Malaysian editor
Raja ibn Haywah, leading Islamic jurist and Arabic calligraphist
Raja Chulan, member of the Perak royal family
Raja Lumu, son of the famous Bugis warrior prince Daeng Chelak
Raja Sikander Zaman, grandson of Gakhars clan chief Khan-Bahadur Raja Jahandad Khan
Raja Azureen, eldest daughter of Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak
Raja Yong Sofia, youngest child of the Sultan of Perak
Raja Eleena, fourth daughter of the Sultan of Perak
Raja Shehadeh, Palestinian lawyer and writer, who was
Raja Ramanna, Indian physicist
Raja Ram, Australian-born musician and the owner of the United Kingdom record label Tip World

Raja Habib al-Khuzaai, member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council
Raja Perempuan Budriah, Raja Perempuan of Perlis
Raja Perempuan Zainab, former Raja Perempuan of Kelantan
Raja Permaisuri Bainun, former Raja Permaisuri of Perak the Malaysian state of Perak
Raja Ravi Varma, celebrated Indian Malayali painter and artist
Raja Aziz Bhatti, Staff officer in the Pakistan Army
Raja Rao, Indian writer of English-language novels and short stories
Raja Raja Chola I, Chola Emperor from present day South India
Raja Nadir Pervez, Pakistani politician, ex-MP of the Parliament
Raja Ram Jat, Jat leader
Raja Dahir, last Hindu ruler of the Brahmin Dynasty of Sindh
Raja Gosnell, American director and editor, best

Raja Abel, Telugu film actor
Raja Kesavadas, Dewan of Travancore during the reign of Dharma Raja Karthika Thirunal Rama Varma
Raja Ram Pal, member of the 15th Lok Sabha from Akbarpur
Raja Ashman Shah, member of the Perak Royal Family
Raja of Muktyala, was instrumental in the construction of the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Raja Hasan, Indian playback singer was
Raja Maharaj Singh, son of Raja Harnam Singh of the Kapurthala royal family
Raja Kaasheff, United Kingdom-based Asian singer/music director equally known
Raja Narayan Deb is a playback singer, songwriter and Indian music director currently working for the Bollywood and Bengali film industry.
Raja A.M. is the composer of movie Vipranarayana
In 1996, Raja Azura characterized the role of Sharifah in action and adventure flick Lurah Dendam.

Raja Salim, from 1946 action movie Hai Jani, who portrayed N.
In 1953 drama, musical movie, En Veedu, Raja Kumari T.N. portrayed N.
Raja Awasthi, from 2017 drama movie Mukkadarpur Ka Majnu, who portrayed Hari Saxena.
Raja Ema, from 1987 flick Mawar Merah, who played the Kartika.
In 2001, Raja Sahib characterized the role of N in flick Aparanmar Nagarathil.
In 2003 drama movie, Sabik sa pag-ibig, Raja Montero portrayed N.
In 1977, Raja Bapat portrayed the role of N in drama flick Bala Gau Kashi Angai.
In 1918, Raja Muldaliar characterized the role of N in flick Draupadi Vastrapaharanam.
In 1936 flick, Hind Mahila, Raja Pandit played N.

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