Boy’s name · Sanskrit

Yuvraj

How to say it: YOO-vrahj · /ˈjuvrɑdʒ/

From Sanskrit 'yuva-raja' meaning 'young king, crown prince' - popular in India.

Yuvraj was the 1,949th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 55 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 6% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,203 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,949for boys in 2025
1 in 60,278US babies
55born in 2025
#2,203projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Yuvraj
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,949
Babies born in 202555
Share of births1 in 60,278
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years−6%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,203

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Yuvraj is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 32 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Yuvi
  • Raj

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Yuvraj is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hindi.

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