What origin is the name Puja?

Puja comes from sanskrit naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Puja a popular name?

Puja is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

Yes. Puja does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

What are good brother names for Puja?

Names from the same sanskrit tradition pair naturally with Puja — for example Om, Neel, Abhinav. You can browse more on our sanskrit names page.

What is the rashi of the name Puja?

Puja starts with the syllable “Pu” (पू), which traditionally belongs to Hasta nakshatra, pada 1, in Kanya rashi (Virgo).

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Discover the meaning and origin of the name Puja

Puja

Girl

sanskrit

2 syllables

Puja is a sanskrit girl's name meaning "Puja is a Sanskrit name meaning prayer or worship. It refers to the traditional Hindu ritual of showing reverence to a deity.", Rashi Kanya.

Puja is a girl name of sanskrit origin meaning "Puja is a Sanskrit name meaning prayer or worship. It refers to the traditional Hindu ritual of showing reverence to a deity.". At just 4 letters, it is short and easy to say. It has 2 syllables.

Hindi script: पूजा
Rashi: Kanya
Nakshatra: hasta (Pu)
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Girl
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Puja is a Sanskrit name meaning prayer or worship. It refers to the traditional Hindu ritual of showing reverence to a deity.

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Written as पूजा

Quick answers about Puja

Very rare in US records

What does Puja mean?

Puja is a girl name of sanskrit origin meaning "Puja is a Sanskrit name meaning prayer or worship. It refers to the traditional Hindu ritual of showing reverence to a deity.".

Is Puja a rare name?

Yes. Puja does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Puja

Om Neel Abhinav Atharv Samarth Shlok

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

Starting syllable: Pu (पू)
Rashi: Kanya (Virgo)
Nakshatra: Hasta, pada 1
Name number: 7

By tradition, names starting with “Pu” suit babies born in Hasta nakshatra (pada 1), which falls in Kanya rashi. The name number uses Chaldean numerology.