Fun Facts About the Name Jasraj
- 191 babies named Jasraj: U.S. records list 191 babies given the name Jasraj from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jasraj Mean?
Jasraj is a masculine given name used in South Asia, especially among Punjabi, Hindi, Gujarati, and Marathi speakers. It joins two elements of Sanskrit origin: yaśas (यशस्), "fame, glory, renown," which in north Indian names is shortened to Jas, and rāja (राजन्), "king, ruler," or rājya, "kingdom, rule." Read literally, the compound means "king of fame" or "famous king."
The customary gloss treats fame itself as the ruling quality - "glory of the king," "one whose glory is kingly" - but this is interpretation rather than a separate etymology. The first element is the same one found in Jaswant, Jasbir, and Jaspreet, where Punjabi pronunciation drops the opening y of Sanskrit yaśas. Yashraj keeps the fuller Yash form of the same element.
Jasraj Name History & Origins
Jasraj is a compound assembled from modern north Indian naming vocabulary rather than a name inherited whole from Sanskrit literature. Its parts are old - yaśas and rāja both occur as ordinary words in classical Sanskrit - but they were joined into a personal name in the South Asian languages that shortened them for everyday speech.
The first element Jas is widespread in Punjabi naming (Jaswant, Jasbir, Jaspreet, Jasleen), and the second element -raj closes other north Indian names such as Devraj and Yashraj, as well as titles like Maharaj. Because Jasraj and Yashraj use the same two components in shortened and full form, the two names are related in construction, though they are separate names with separate histories.
The best-known documented bearer is the Hindustani classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj (1930 - 2020) of the Mewati gharana, born in the Haryana region; his concert and recording career spread the name well beyond South Asia.
How Popular is the Name Jasraj?
Jasraj has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2013. Its best rank was #6,780 in 2013.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,253 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #8,589 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #13,032 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #11,467 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #11,337 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #7,760 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #7,890 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #11,371 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #7,815 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #7,837 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #8,315 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #10,088 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #6,780 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #10,175 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #10,092 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #11,343 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #8,605 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #9,362 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #8,501 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #10,031 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #7,933 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #11,454 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #9,613 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #10,631 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #10,337 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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