Neeraj

Neeraj (Devanagari: नीरज) is an Indian masculine given name common in the Indian subcontinent. The meaning of Neeraj is "lotus flower" in the Sanskrit language. Neeraj is a name of Sanskrit origin and it is a very common name for Hindu men.

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Notable people with the name include:

• Neeraj Kumar Singh Bablu (born 1969), Indian politician based in Bihar
• Neeraj Basoya (born 1976), Indian politician
• Neeraj Bist (born 1990), Indian cricketer
• Neeraj Bora (born 1967), Indian politician
• Neeraj Chaturvedi (born 1952), Indian politician
• Neeraj Chawla (born 1979), Indian cricketer
• Neeraj Chopra (born 1997), Indian javelin thrower
• Neeraj Choudhary, Indian Mountaineer and polar explorer
• Neeraj Dangi (born 1970), Indian politician
• Neeraj George (born 1987), Indian mountaineer and para badminton player
• Neeraj Ghaywan (born 1980), Indian director
• Neeraj Goyat (born 1991), Indian professional boxer
• Neeraj Gupta (born 1969), Indian sculptor
• Neeraj Kabi (born 1968), Indian actor and theatre director
• Neeraj Kanwar (born 1971), Indian businessman
• Neeraj Kayal, Indian computer scientist and mathematician
• Neeraj Khemlani, Co-president of CBS News
• Neeraj Kumar (filmmaker), American actor
• Neeraj Kumar (police officer) (born 1953), Ex-Commissioner of Police, Delhi
• Neeraj Singh Lodhi, Indian politician
• Neeraj Madhav (born 1990), Indian actor, rapper and dancer
• Neeraj Kushwaha Maurya (born 1969), Indian politician
• Neeraj Mittal (born 1967), Secretary of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas of India
• Neeraj Nayar, Indian politician
• Neeraj (rower) (born 1999), Indian rower
• Neeraj Pandey (born 1973), Indian film director
• Neeraj Pandey (writer) (born 1989), Indian writer
• Neeraj Patil (born 1968), British politician
• Neeraj Roy (born 1967), Indian businessman
• Neeraj Sharma (born 1972), Indian politician
• Neeraj Shekhar (born 1968), Indian politician
• Neeraj Shridhar (born 1978), Indian film composer and singer-songwriter
• Neeraj Kumar Singh (died 2014), Indian Army Ashoka Chakra recipient
• Neeraj Sood (born 1969), Indian actor
• Neeraj Sood (officer) (1970–2010), Indian Army colonel
• Neeraj Suri, American computer scientist
• Neeraj Udhwani, Indian screenwriter
• Neeraj Vora (1963–2017), Indian film director
• Neeraj Yadav (politician) (1970–2023), Indian politician
• Neeraj Yadav (parathlete) (born 1984), Indian Paralympian track and field athlete
• Neeraj Zimba (born 1981), Indian politician

Niraj

• Niraj Antani (born 1991), American politician
• Niraj Chag (born 1976), British musician
• Niraj Gera, Indian photographer and social activist
• Niraj Jain (1926–2013), Indian Jainism scholar, poet, and archaeologist
• Niraj Odedra (born 1975), Indian cricketer and coach
• Niraj Patel (born 1981), Indian cricketer
• Niraj Shah (born 1973/74), American businessman