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Raj

Raj is a unisex given name: about 80% of people named Raj are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh
Male 80%Female 20%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
80% male / 20% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
India and Sri Lanka, United States
US births since 1880
1,968 male / 0 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Raj

To address Raj when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Raj," in English, "Guten Tag Raj," in German. About 80% of people named Raj are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Raj,

German

Guten Tag Raj,

French

Bonjour Raj,

Spanish

Estimado/a Raj:

Chinese

Raj您好：

Japanese

Raj様

English

Hi Raj,

German

Hi Raj,

French

Salut Raj,

Spanish

Hola Raj,

Chinese

Raj你好：

Japanese

Rajさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Raj by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
India and Sri Lankacommonman's name75%
United Statesuncommonman's name100%

United States birth data

1,968 male · 0 female · 1,968 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Raj a male or female name?

Raj is a unisex given name: about 80% of people named Raj are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Raj in an email?

To address Raj when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Raj," in English, "Guten Tag Raj," in German. About 80% of people named Raj are men and 20% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Raj a unisex name?

Raj is not a unisex name: 80% of people named Raj are men. Raj leans strongly male overall.

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Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Raj a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/raj (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_raj,
  title  = {Is Raj a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/raj},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}