Fun Facts About the Name Aaditya
- 693 babies named Aaditya: U.S. records list 693 babies given the name Aaditya from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Aaditya Mean?
Aaditya is a Sanskrit name meaning "son of Aditi" or "belonging to Aditi." It is a variant spelling of Aditya, with the doubled a representing the long initial vowel of Sanskrit Āditya. The name is formed from Aditi, an ancient Vedic goddess whose name is often explained as "boundless" or "free," and a relational suffix that marks descent or belonging. In Hindu tradition, the Adityas are the children of Aditi, a group of celestial deities; because the sun god Surya was counted among them, Aditya also came to be used as a name for the sun.
Aaditya Name History & Origins
The name belongs to the old Sanskrit religious vocabulary. The Adityas appear in the Rigveda, where they are a group of gods associated with cosmic order; later Hindu texts commonly list twelve Adityas and connect them with the sun. In classical Sanskrit, āditya can mean both "descendant of Aditi" and "sun." The masculine given name Aditya is used in India and in Indian communities abroad. Aaditya is not a separate name with its own etymology: it is an alternate transliteration of the same Sanskrit name, with the initial long ā written as aa.
How Popular is the Name Aaditya?
Aaditya has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2008. Its best rank was #2,467 in 2008.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,803 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #6,171 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2023 | #5,925 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #4,851 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2021 | #4,777 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2020 | #4,698 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2019 | #4,638 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2018 | #4,738 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2017 | #3,889 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2016 | #3,293 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2015 | #3,365 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2014 | #2,885 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2013 | #3,753 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2012 | #3,298 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2011 | #3,164 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2010 | #3,072 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2009 | #3,042 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 2008 | #2,467 | 51 | 0.0025% |
| 2007 | #2,765 | 43 | 0.0021% |
| 2006 | #2,744 | 42 | 0.0020% |
| 2005 | #3,614 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2004 | #4,790 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #5,559 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #6,089 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #5,142 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #5,920 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #8,702 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #7,560 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #8,110 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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