Total births
818
Girls' name · since 1975
Puja
818 babies named Puja in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 818
- total births
- 1975–2015
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
Puja is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 818 have been recorded since 1975.
Puja has 818 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2015.
- 818 total births
- 1975–2015 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 38% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
818 girls have been named Puja since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2015.
- 818
- total births
- 1975–2015
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
38% of everyone ever named Puja was born in this single decade.
1988
Single peak year
44 babies were named Puja in 1988 - its busiest year on record.
Puja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Puja's full recorded timeline at 1994, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Puja at a glance
Last recorded 2015Peak year
1988
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1975
Puja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2015
- Peak year (1988)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Puja by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Puja's strongest decade.
312 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Puja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 44
1970s
44 births
- 1980s
1980s
312 births
- 1990s
1990s
301 births
- 2000s
2000s
133 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 312 births (38% of all-time use).
How Puja compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Puja's total volume
Puja vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Puja by state
Where Puja concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 68 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 62 | 7.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 53 | 6.5% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 38 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
California share of Puja's total US births 8.3%
Even split
68 of 818 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Puja? ▼
Puja has been given to 818 babies in the U.S. since 1975, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2015. 44 babies were born in 1988, its single highest year.
When was Puja most popular? ▼
Puja was most popular in the 1980s decade with 312 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Puja most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Puja are California (68 births), Illinois (62 births), New York (53 births).
How long has the name Puja been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Puja since 1975 -- 41 years through the most recent 2015 data.
What to do with Puja's data
- Puja's decade-level peak was the 1980s (312 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Pujas (68 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Puja
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1975–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Puja: Baby Name Since 1975 - 818 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/puja. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Puja 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 June 2026.