Pooja
Girl · Hindi
Pooja is a girls' name of Hindi origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Pooja mean?
Hindi
A female given name from Hindi.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Pooja a girl's or a boy's name?
Pooja is a girls' name.
How popular is Pooja in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 37 girls.
Half of all the girls named Pooja in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Pooja in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,521 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,492 |
| 2002 | 22 | #1,085 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,637 |
| 2000 | 23 | #1,016 |
| 1999 | 24 | #975 |
| 1998 | 22 | #1,049 |
| 1997 | 37 | #733 |
| 1996 | 34 | #733 |
How popular is Pooja in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 117 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Pooja in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Pooja in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 11 | #9,607 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7,779 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 27 | #5,277 |
| 2007 | 27 | #5,227 |
| 2006 | 35 | #4,164 |
| 2005 | 56 | #2,898 |
| 2004 | 53 | #2,961 |
| 2003 | 70 | #2,365 |
| 2002 | 71 | #2,285 |
| 2001 | 68 | #2,327 |
| 2000 | 78 | #2,085 |
| 1999 | 114 | #1,500 |
| 1998 | 91 | #1,732 |
| 1997 | 117 | #1,417 |
| 1996 | 113 | #1,444 |
| 1995 | 91 | #1,622 |
| 1994 | 100 | #1,541 |
| 1993 | 94 | #1,609 |
| 1992 | 104 | #1,504 |
| 1991 | 77 | #1,826 |
| 1990 | 56 | #2,253 |
| 1989 | 49 | #2,366 |
| 1988 | 47 | #2,325 |
| 1987 | 45 | #2,330 |
| 1986 | 39 | #2,511 |
| 1985 | 41 | #2,397 |
| 1984 | 43 | #2,265 |
| 1983 | 32 | #2,720 |
| 1982 | 26 | #3,259 |
| 1981 | 27 | #3,147 |
| 1980 | 20 | #3,852 |
| 1979 | 26 | #3,147 |
| 1978 | 19 | #3,777 |
| 1977 | 15 | #4,424 |
| 1976 | 8 | #6,609 |
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