# Yuvraj (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/yuvraj/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,253 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,253 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,677, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit युवराज (yuvarāja).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 56 | 2,316 |
| 2012 | 51 | 2,486 |
| 2013 | 59 | 2,224 |
| 2014 | 53 | 2,428 |
| 2015 | 59 | 2,275 |
| 2016 | 74 | 1,971 |
| 2017 | 51 | 2,531 |
| 2018 | 67 | 2,120 |
| 2019 | 59 | 2,338 |
| 2020 | 63 | 2,209 |
| 2021 | 66 | 2,171 |
| 2022 | 55 | 2,515 |
| 2023 | 40 | 3,114 |
| 2024 | 53 | 2,556 |
| 2025 | 55 | 2,476 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 127 | 341 |
| 2012 | 87 | 454 |
| 2013 | 85 | 459 |
| 2014 | 76 | 509 |
| 2015 | 82 | 482 |
| 2016 | 75 | 521 |
| 2017 | 88 | 465 |
| 2018 | 65 | 572 |
| 2019 | 62 | 597 |
| 2020 | 81 | 479 |
| 2021 | 71 | 543 |
| 2022 | 54 | 646 |
| 2023 | 65 | 574 |
| 2024 | 77 | 509 |
| 2025 | 72 | 539 |

## People named Yuvraj

- Jinder Mahal, Canadian professional wrestler

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.