| Raja | Ojas | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | king | Vigour, vitality, bodily strength |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | RAH-jah | OH-juss |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2001 (36) | 2025 (46) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Raja | Ojas |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 95 | 236 |
| 2010s | 179 | 255 |
| 2000s | 242 | 147 |
| 1990s | 155 | 8 |
| 1980s | 109 | 0 |
| 1970s | 77 | 0 |
| 1960s | 7 | 0 |
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'.)
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.
Raja and Ojas are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Raja means king (sanskrit origin), while Ojas means Vigour, vitality, bodily strength (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Raja first appears in 0 and Ojas in 0, so Raja has the longer recorded history.