The baby name Roja is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: ROH-kha (IPA: /ˈro.xa/),Tamil: ROH-jah (IPA: /roːdʒa/),Kurdish: ROJ-ah (IPA: /rojɑ/).
The baby name Roja is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: ROH-kha (IPA: /ˈro.xa/),Tamil: ROH-jah (IPA: /roːdʒa/),Kurdish: ROJ-ah (IPA: /rojɑ/).
Roja is Spanish, Tamil in Origin.
Roja is a multicultural feminine name with distinct roots. In South India (Tamil Roja/ரோஜா, Telugu Roja/రోజా), it denotes "rose," likely borrowed from Portuguese or English (rosa/rose) during the colonial era, and became widely used in the late 20th century, boosted by popular cinema (notably the 1992 Tamil film Roja). In Kurdish (Kurmanji), Roja derives from roj "day, sun," giving the sense of "daylight" or "dawn," and is embraced in Kurdish communities at home and abroad.
Usage varies by language: in Spanish, roja is the feminine adjective "red," occasionally adopted as a modern color-name but uncommon as a given name. Related or variant forms include Tamil/Telugu Rojaa; Kurdish Rojda, Rojin, Rojan; and the flower-linked Rosa/Roza in Romance and Slavic contexts. Do not confuse with Persian Roya ("dream"), a near-homophone with separate origin.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #70 | 2 | 2,963 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #113 | 2 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #120 | 2 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| IQ | 0 | #132 | 2 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2014 | #180 | 2 | 1,576 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| BD | 0 | #195 | 33 | 5,992 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| IR | 0 | #230 | 2 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #254 | 133 | 8,413 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #292 | 2 | 6,876 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #296 | 21 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #306 | 7 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #329 | 68 | 15,987 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #335 | 11 | 7,678 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #336 | 4 | 7,570 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #336 | 16 | 8,539 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #388 | 128 | 19,177 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #396 | 3 | 8,639 | |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #410 | 3 | 6,387 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #411 | 230 | 13,121 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #465 | 40 | 11,303 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #470 | 61 | 8,334 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #478 | 6 | 7,628 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #483 | 71 | 20,968 |
| LY | 0 | #488 | 48 | 12,703 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| BH | 0 | #512 | 42 | 17,937 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #543 | 44 | 18,916 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #559 | 18 | 10,045 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #652 | 16 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #684 | 14 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #692 | 16 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #710 | 60 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #715 | 14 | 11,684 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #753 | 183 | 25,931 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #814 | 25 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #859 | 7 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #861 | 21 | 17,948 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #900 | 95 | 24,821 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #901 | 59 | 14,742 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #906 | 15 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #910 | 6 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #919 | 7 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #964 | 38 | 16,750 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,065 | 14 | 16,140 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,068 | 25 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,095 | 17 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,113 | 16 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,130 | 49 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,154 | 23 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,164 | 48 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,169 | 15 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,231 | 6 | 25,928 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,433 | 14 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,506 | 109 | 28,008 |
Roja is popular in 60 countries — most recent births per country:
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