Fun Facts About the Name Raga
- 6 babies named Raga: U.S. records list 6 babies given the name Raga from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Raga Mean?
Raga is a Sanskrit name based on rāga, a word whose basic senses are "color" or "hue" and "passion" or "emotion." In philosophical texts rāga can mean "attraction" or "attachment," while in Indian classical music it names a melodic mode. The given name is generally understood through the musical sense as "melody" or "melodic mode."
Raga Name History & Origins
Rāga comes from the Sanskrit root rañj-, "to color, redden, or be emotionally moved." Sanskrit treatises on drama and music described melodic categories before rāga became the usual term for a melodic framework. Matanga's Bṛhaddeśī, a Sanskrit music treatise from around the 8th - 9th century, is an early surviving work that discusses rāga systematically. The term is central to both Hindustani and Carnatic music, where a rāga is defined by scale, characteristic phrases, and mood rather than by a fixed melody. The given name Raga draws on this musical vocabulary and is used in India and among Indian communities abroad. It is not a variant of the title Raja ("king"), which comes from Sanskrit rājan.
How Popular is the Name Raga?
Raga 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 2025. Its best rank was #14,529 in 2025.
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 | #14,529 | 6 | 0.0004% |
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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