Pooja
2 syllables
♀ Female ◎ Bengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Indian / Kannada / Malayalam / Marathi / Nepali / Punjabi / Sanskrit / Tamil / Telugu ◈ 2 syllables
"Worship"

From Bengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Indian / Kannada / Malayalam / Marathi / Nepali / Punjabi / Sanskrit / Tamil / Telugu

Worship Read more about the origin of this name below ↓

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Pooja at a glance
MeaningWorship
OriginBengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Indian / Kannada / Malayalam / Marathi / Nepali / Punjabi / Sanskrit / Tamil / Telugu
GenderFemale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 3
US Rank (today)#16032
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Origin & history of Pooja
1
Bengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Indian / Kannada / Malayalam / Marathi / Nepali / Punjabi / Sanskrit / Tamil / Telugu roots
Pooja comes from the Bengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Indian / Kannada / Malayalam / Marathi / Nepali / Punjabi / Sanskrit / Tamil / Telugu tradition, meaning Worship.
How popular is Pooja?
1997 peak year
Pooja has an uneven popularity history in U.S. records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #16032), with about 6 babies named Pooja each year. In 1997, 117 babies received the name (ranked #1427). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 1,981.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
117 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,427)
6 Avg. per year
(last decade)
60 Total registrations
last 10 years
1,981 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #16,032) Rare
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Numerology of Pooja
3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
P7
O6
O6
J1
A1
Sum: 21 → Life path 3
Personality of Pooja
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
🌈
Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
🗣️
Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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