Puja
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Puja is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Puja mean?
Sanskrit
A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Puja a girl's or a boy's name?
Puja is a girls' name.
How popular is Puja in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Puja in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2003. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Puja in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,520 |
How popular is Puja in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1988, with 44 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the girls named Puja in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Puja in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5,790 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 27 | #4,197 |
| 1998 | 26 | #4,235 |
| 1997 | 26 | #4,122 |
| 1996 | 24 | #4,301 |
| 1995 | 32 | #3,417 |
| 1994 | 24 | #4,233 |
| 1993 | 37 | #3,103 |
| 1992 | 28 | #3,767 |
| 1991 | 43 | #2,732 |
| 1990 | 34 | #3,222 |
| 1989 | 39 | #2,804 |
| 1988 | 44 | #2,442 |
| 1987 | 31 | #3,028 |
| 1986 | 31 | #2,972 |
| 1985 | 37 | #2,600 |
| 1984 | 43 | #2,265 |
| 1983 | 19 | #3,948 |
| 1982 | 28 | #3,092 |
| 1981 | 19 | #4,004 |
| 1980 | 21 | #3,718 |
| 1979 | 11 | #5,750 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 12 | #5,212 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
Names like Puja
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Priya Krisha Viha Radhika Kridha Prisha Amrit Navya Divisha Isha Nishtha Kavya
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Puja: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/puja, updated 20 October 2026.