Neeraj

NIH-raj /ˈnɪɹædʒ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Neeraj is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Neeraj is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2017. Neeraj was first reported in SSA data in 1970 and peaked in 1980 (14 births).

About the name Neeraj

PronunciationNIH-raj /ˈnɪɹædʒ/
CultureHindi
14peak births 1980
1970first in SSA data

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How popular is Neeraj?

Boys named Neeraj
197019801990200020102017
Boys named Neeraj per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1970–2017 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2017) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Neeraj total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201766#11,767
201355#13,474
201255#13,634
201166#11,843
201055#13,672
200988#9,610
200899#8,800
200755#13,812
200588#8,856
200377#9,326
200266#10,269
20011111#6,310
200088#7,963
19991313#5,240
199866#9,287
19979—#6,463
19969—#6,348
19957—#7,558
199410—#5,761
19938—#6,648
19925—#9,395
19917—#7,042
19905—#9,082
19898—#6,048
198810—#4,671
19877—#5,906
19866—#6,480
19855—#7,265
19849—#4,442
198312—#3,558
19827—#5,429
198110—#4,058
198014—#3,204
19797—#5,198
19786—#5,560
197712—#3,319
19768—#4,292
19755—#6,040
197413—#2,898
197311—#3,157
19715—#5,427
19705—#5,223