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Boy name Sanskrit origin Hindu tradition

Rajiv

rah-JEEV · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Striped; lotus
Language
Sanskrit
Culture
Hindu
Religion
Hindu
Style era
classic
Themes
classic · flower
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Popularity over time

2019 rank#13666
2019 births5
Peak year1985
First appeared1962
Total US births820
1985 peak19621976199120052019
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
RajRivi
Alternate spellings
RajeevRajyv
In other languages
Rajiv (Hindi)Rajeev (variant)Rajeeva (Sanskrit)

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