Entry № 1748 · Other origin

Doja Doja — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ DOH-jah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Other
Meaning
"Iconic Doja Cat - Grammy + Say So + Woman + Paint The Town Red"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Modern (American)

A name that means "iconic doja cat - grammy + say so + woman + paint the town red".

Doja is the iconic foundational stage name of Amalaratna Zandile Dlamini — adapted from the iconic foundational Doja strain of cannabis. A modern American baby name in the broader American hip-hop + R&B heritage aesthetic. Doja Cat (Amalaratna Zandile Dlamini, born 1995)iconic American rapper + singer + songwriter; widely considered one of the most-celebrated American female rap + pop artists of the 2020s + one of the foundational genre-bridging artists of modern American music; Grammy Award winner for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (2022) for Kiss Me More opposite SZA — making her one of the foundational Grammy-winning female rappers of the 2020s; 23 Grammy Award nominations total — making her one of the most-Grammy-nominated American female rappers of the 2020s; her foundational viral breakthrough came with the iconic foundational **Mooo! (2018) — the foundational TikTok cow-themed viral hit; her foundational albums include the iconic foundational Amala (2018) — debut — Hot Pink (2019) — featuring iconic foundational Say So (Billboard Hot 100 #1) — over 1 billion Spotify streams — Planet Her (2021) — featuring Kiss Me More + Woman + You Right, Scarlet (2023) — featuring the iconic foundational Paint The Town Red (Billboard Hot 100 #1, August 2023) + Demons, and Vie (2024); her foundational South African Zulu heritage (her father is iconic foundational South African actor Dumisani Dlamini) + her foundational father's role in the iconic foundational Sarafina! (1992) is widely studied; over 27 million Instagram followers; brand ambassador for major American + global fashion + cosmetics brands. Princess Doja** — modern American heritage naming.

Featured throughout American music.

Iconic Doja Cat — foundational American rap-pop crossover + Grammy 2022 (Kiss Me More opposite SZA) + 23 Grammy noms + Say So #1 + Paint The Town Red #1 + Zulu-American heritage.

The name in its native script.

Doja
Transliteration
Doja
Pronunciation
/ ˈdoʊ.dʒə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Doja stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Doja · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Dojas before her.

Real people
Doja Cat (Amalaratna Dlamini)
Iconic American Grammy + Say So + Paint The Town Red.
born 1995
In fiction
Doja
Modern American heritage.

Names connected to Doja.

The number behind Doja.

5

The Free Spirit

Doja reduces to five.

Why families chose this name.

"Doja Cat. Four letters. Doja."
Brianna · Mother of one · Los Angeles