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Gender-neutral name Sanskrit origin Hindu tradition

Pooja

POO-jah · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
worship, prayer
Language
Sanskrit
Culture
Hindu
Religion
Hindu
Style era
timeless
Themes
devotion · classic
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Popularity over time

2018 rank#—
2018 births5
Peak year1997
First appeared1976
Total US births1,981
1997 peak19761987199720082018
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Pooj
Alternate spellings
PujaPoojaa

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