| Raja | Ranbir | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | king | Brave in battle; warrior |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | RAH-jah | RUN-beer |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2001 (36) | 2011 (24) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Raja | Ranbir |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 95 | 31 |
| 2010s | 179 | 125 |
| 2000s | 242 | 29 |
| 1990s | 155 | 6 |
| 1980s | 109 | 0 |
| 1970s | 77 | 0 |
| 1960s | 7 | 0 |
From Sanskrit 'rajan' (nominative 'raja'), meaning 'king', ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to rule, to straighten'. (Note: the identically-spelled Arabic 'Raja' is an unrelated feminine name meaning 'hope'.)
A Sanskrit/Hindi compound of rana (रण, 'battle') and vira (वीर, 'hero, brave one'), giving 'a warrior brave in battle'.
Raja and Ranbir are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Raja means king (sanskrit origin), while Ranbir means Brave in battle; warrior (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Raja first appears in 0 and Ranbir in 0, so Raja has the longer recorded history.