MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Siraj mean?
Siraj comes from Arabic sirāj, a lamp or source of light. The word is used in elevated descriptions of illumination and forms compounds such as Sirajuddin.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सिराज
Conventional spelling
Arabic
سراج
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Siraj in Indian usage
5,371 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (93.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 369 records (6.9%).
- Recorded as male: 5,002 records (93.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 406 |
| 1970s | 1,246 |
| 1980s | 2,506 |
| 1990s | 997 |
| Other decades | 216 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 3,436 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 882 |
| Delhi | 382 |
| Manipur | 142 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 136 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 107 |
| Other states | 286 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Siraj / M | 8 | 2,664 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Siraj; Table_6, C2909 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Siraj; Table_6, C2909
- Wiktionary: سراج ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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