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.
- #8,602 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 818
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak 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.
- #8,602 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 818 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Puja ranks #8,602 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 818 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,602 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 818
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Puja's 818 recorded births place it above 88.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
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 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
1980s is the heaviest window (312 births, 38% of the file).
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 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% |
68 of 818 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
Frequently Asked Questions
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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
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Puja
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Puja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
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, 1975–2015 (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 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 August 2026.