How Many People Are Named Pooja?
An estimated 1,916 people in the United States have the first name Pooja. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Pooja peaked in popularity in 1997 with 117 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pooja as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Pooja paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,916
About 1 in 178,891 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1997
117 births
Total Registered
1,981
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pooja
Pooja is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,981 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Pooja as a female name
Ranked #17,550 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 1997 (117 births)
Pooja: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pooja span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 957 babies were registered. Pooja has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pooja by Decade
How has Pooja tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Pooja by State
Birth registrations for Pooja span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New Jersey, California, New York. The lowest are in North Carolina, Maryland, Massachusetts. On average, about 87 Poojas were registered per state.
Pooja + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pooja as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Pooja: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pooja?
We estimate approximately 1,916 people named Pooja are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 178,891 Americans share this first name.
Is Pooja a common name?
Pooja is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,981 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pooja most popular?
Pooja reached peak popularity in 1997, when 117 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pooja is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pooja a female name?
Pooja is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pooja Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pooja Smith, Pooja Johnson, Pooja Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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