Aviraj is a modern Indian name of Sanskrit elements that is usually explained as "king of the sun", from avi, taken as a word for the sun, and raj, "king" or "ruler". It is one of several recent coinages ending in -raj that are popular with Indian families in India and abroad. In the United States Aviraj has gone from number 5768 in 2015 to number 2443 in 2023 and reached number 1700 in 2025, its best rank so far.