Siraj is a distinctive choice, ranked #1758 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Siraj in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1758
About the Name Siraj
Siraj is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 646 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #976 in 1996 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Siraj 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 Siraj
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Siraj per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Siraj in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Siraj is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 646 places over the last five years to #1758 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Siraj 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 Siraj include: Mohammed Siraj — Mohammed Siraj is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast bowler for the India national team.; Waleed Siraj — Waleed Siraj is a Sudanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Al-Ittifaq and the Sudan national football team.; Siraj-ul-Haq — Siraj-ul-Haq is a Pakistani politician who was elected as the chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, a religious political party in Pakistan which seeks to establish an....
Siraj does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Sirajs in the wild.
14
UK babies named Siraj (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 646 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Siraj
Likely around 1 other Siraj in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Siraj
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Mohammed Siraj is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast bowler for the India national team. He plays for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League and Hyderabad in domestic cricket.
Siraj-ul-Haq is a Pakistani politician who was elected as the chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, a religious political party in Pakistan which seeks to establish an Islamic legal system. He also served as the Finance minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa twice; first in the cabinet of Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani, from 2002-2007, and again minister during Pervez Khattak's tenure as Chief Minister.
Sharoon Siraj is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Multan. Siraj made his T20 debut for Southern Punjab against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the 2021–22 National T20 Cup on 10 October 2021.
Golam Mohammad Siraj, known as GM Siraj, is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. He served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Bogra-5 and Bogra-6 constituencies He resigned from the latest position on 11 December 2022.
Abū Hafs Sirāj al-Dīn al-Bulqīnī; also known as just Sirajuddin al-Bulqini was an Egyptian scholar of Islamic Jurisprudence. Regarded as the foremost leading Shafi'i jurist of his time.