How common is the surname Balaji?

868 people in the United States had the surname Balaji in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 355,698 Americans. It ranked 27,707th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Balaji?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Balaji identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Balaji?

Suchir Balaji, American artificial intelligence researcher (1998–2024).

Where is the surname Balaji most common?

Wikidata records people named Balaji in the United States.

Is the surname Balaji getting more or less common?

More common. 265 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 868 in 2010, up 228%.

The surname Balaji

A Tamil surname, carried by 868 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Balaji is more common than 82.9% of them.

Origin

Tamil origin

From Telugu బాలాజీ (bālājī) and Tamil பாலாஜி (pālāji), a compound of Sanskrit बाल (bāla, “young boy, the form of Vishnu at the Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh.”) + Hindi -जी (-jī, “honorific”). The surname is particularly found in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

One of 15 Tamil surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 868 people named Balaji in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 355,698 Americans. That is up 228% since 2000, when the Census counted 265.

#27,707

rank among US surnames

868

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+227.5%

change since 2000 (was #69,201)

Who is named Balaji

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

97% of people named Balaji identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Asian and Pacific Islander 97%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.5%
White (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Two or more races 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Hispanic are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Balajis

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Suchir Balaji
American artificial intelligence researcher (1998–2024)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Balaji

Balaji has the Soundex code B420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B420.

Other Tamil surnames

All 15 Tamil surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Balaji come from?: From Telugu బాలాజీ (bālājī) and Tamil பாலாஜி (pālāji), a compound of Sanskrit बाल (bāla, “young boy, the form of Vishnu at the Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh.”) + Hindi -जी (-jī, “honorific”). The surname is particularly found in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
How common is the surname Balaji?: 868 people in the United States had the surname Balaji in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 355,698 Americans. It ranked 27,707th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Balaji?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Balaji identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Balaji?: Suchir Balaji, American artificial intelligence researcher (1998–2024).
Where is the surname Balaji most common?: Wikidata records people named Balaji in the United States.
Is the surname Balaji getting more or less common?: More common. 265 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 868 in 2010, up 228%.