Globally, Shiraj (Shiraj 
, Ширай 
) is a common predominantly boy's, but very seldom female given name. The forename Shiraj is characteristic of Oman, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Sri Lanka, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare predominantly male, but very seldom girly name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, Bangladesh, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, Shiraj is the last name as well as the forename.