Boys' name · since 1999

Ojas

646 babies named Ojas in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#6,774 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,789 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
646
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Ojas is the #2789 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 646 recorded since 1999.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ojas has been recorded 646 times among boys since 1999, currently ranked #2789 nationally and more common than 80% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.

  • #6,774 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #2,789 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 646 born since 1999
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ojas ranks #6,774 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,789 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 646 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.

#6,774 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,789 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
646
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%79.9%
Ojas vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Ojas's 646 recorded births place it above 85.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Ojas compares

646 Top 39% higher than 61% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Ojas's all-time total is 75% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ojas Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 646 369 358,536
Peak-year births 46 34 22,252

Ojas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Ojas's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Ojas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
46
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
01020304050 19992004200820122016202020242025 46

Ojas by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (255 births, 39% of the file).

2010s was Ojas's strongest decade.

255 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Ojas births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 255 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Ojas compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ojas's total volume

Ojas vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -18, 30.8%-39, 9.8%-51, 5.3%-48, 6.8%-47, 6.5%-27, 10.5%-106, 10.5%-34, 7.6%-104, 5.3%-37, 6.5%-45, 4.9%-120, 4.8%-38, 7.3%-19, 12.3%-35, 7.4%Ojas-27, 7.1%Ojas
Ojas vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Ojas by state

Where Ojas concentrates geographically, total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Ojas
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
121 18.7%
#2 Texas
16 2.5%
#3 Washington
12 1.9%
#4 New Jersey
7 1.1%
#5 Michigan
5 0.8%
California share of Ojas's total US births 18.7%
Even split

121 of 646 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ojas?
Since 1999, Social Security records show 646 babies named Ojas. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #6,774 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #2,789 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 46 births.
Where does Ojas sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ojas ranks #6,774 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,789 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ojas most popular?
Ojas was most popular in the 2010s decade with 255 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Ojas most popular?
The top states for the name Ojas are California (121 births), Texas (16 births), Washington (12 births).
How long has the name Ojas been used?
Records for Ojas go back to 1999, giving 27 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Ojas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ojani, Ojay, Ojany. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Ojas's data

  • Ojas's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (255 total births) through the 2020s (236) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Ojass (121 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ojas

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ojas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ojas draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.