| Ojas | Kunal | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Vigour, vitality, bodily strength | Lotus; a bird with beautiful eyes |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | OH-juss | KUH-nahl |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2025 (46) | 1994 (60) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ojas | Kunal |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 236 | 24 |
| 2010s | 255 | 92 |
| 2000s | 147 | 324 |
| 1990s | 8 | 454 |
| 1980s | 0 | 351 |
| 1970s | 0 | 14 |
From the Sanskrit ओजस् (ojas), 'bodily strength, vigour, energy, vitality'. In Ayurveda and the Vedas it names the vital essence that sustains strength and immunity.
From the Sanskrit कुणाल (kuṇāla), usually glossed as 'lotus' and secondarily 'a bird with beautiful eyes' (the latter a folk etymology). Historically the name of Emperor Ashoka's son Kunala, 3rd century BCE.
Ojas and Kunal are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Ojas means Vigour, vitality, bodily strength (sanskrit origin), while Kunal means Lotus; a bird with beautiful eyes (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Ojas first appears in 0 and Kunal in 0, so Ojas has the longer recorded history.