Rajan is a distinctive choice, ranked #1282 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Rajan in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1282
About the Name Rajan
Rajan is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 946 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #359 in 1999 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Rajan is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Rajan
Unlikely. With around 21 UK babies named Rajan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Rajan in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Rajan is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 946 places over the last five years to #1282 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Rajan is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Rajan include: Smitha Rajan — Smitha Rajan is an Indian Mohiniyattam performer from Kerala and granddaughter of the Indian classical dancers Padma Shri Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair and...; Raghuram Rajan — Raghuram Govind Rajan is an Indian economist and the Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago's Booth...; Palanivel Thiaga Rajan — Palanivel Thiaga Rajan (PTR) is an Indian politician and the current Minister of Information Technology and Digital Services of Tamil Nadu..
Rajan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Rajans in the wild.
21
UK babies named Rajan (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 946 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Rajan
Likely around 1 other Rajan in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Rajan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Smitha Rajan is an Indian Mohiniyattam performer from Kerala and granddaughter of the Indian classical dancers Padma Shri Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair and Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma.
Raghuram Govind Rajan is an Indian economist and the Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. He served as the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund from 2003 to 2006 and the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 2013 to 2016.
Palanivel Thiaga Rajan (PTR) is an Indian politician and the current Minister of Information Technology and Digital Services of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election in 2016 and 2021 from Madurai Central.
Gajarajan Pampady Rajan also written as Pampady Rajan, is a notable Asian elephant. Pampady Rajan, born in Malayattoor, was bought in the 1970s at an auction from Kodanad elephant training center for Rs 25,000.
Rajan Bharti Mittal is a first-generation Indian entrepreneur serving as vice chairman and managing director of Bharti Enterprises. Rajan graduated from Punjab University and completed his master's at Harvard Business School.
Tiruvengimalai Sesha Sundara Rajan was an Indian medical doctor, politician and freedom-fighter who served the Minister of Public Health and Religious Endowments in the Madras Presidency from 1937 to 1939. Rajan was born in Srirangam in Trichinopoly district and studied medicine at Royapuram Medical School, Madras and England.
Rajan Mahtani is a Zambian business magnate who is Chairman of Finance Bank Zambia Limited, a medium-sized banking unit in Zambia. He pursued a career in Finance and Law.
Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, popularly known by his moniker Chhota Rajan, is an Indian gangster and convicted criminal who was the crime lord of a major Mumbai-based syndicate. Rajan was extradited from Bali to India on 6 November 2015 after 27 years on the run and awaited trials for ongoing cases was in custody.
Rajan Mahadevan Nair, popularly known in the Mumbai underworld by his moniker Bada Rajan (literally Elder Rajan), was an Indian mobster and underworld don from Mumbai. Originally from Kerala, he operated a gang active in Mumbai's eastern suburbs of Ghatkopar, Tilak Nagar and Chembur.
Rajan Bala, who used a shortened form of his full name Natarajan Balasubramaniam, was a noted Indian columnist on cricket. Best known as someone who toured with every Indian cricket team from 1968 to 2003, Rajan Bala was technically accomplished in cricket techniques even though he was a journalist.