| Ojas | Raja | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Vigour, vitality, bodily strength | king |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | OH-juss | RAH-jah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2025 (46) | 2001 (36) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ojas | Raja |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 236 | 95 |
| 2010s | 255 | 179 |
| 2000s | 147 | 242 |
| 1990s | 8 | 155 |
| 1980s | 0 | 109 |
| 1970s | 0 | 77 |
| 1960s | 0 | 7 |
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 Sanskrit 'rajan' (nominative 'raja'), meaning 'king', ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to rule, to straighten'. (Note: the identically-spelled Arabic 'Raja' is an unrelated feminine name meaning 'hope'.)
Ojas and Raja are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Ojas means Vigour, vitality, bodily strength (sanskrit origin), while Raja means king (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Ojas first appears in 0 and Raja in 0, so Ojas has the longer recorded history.