Fun Facts About the Name Adarsh
- 628 babies named Adarsh: U.S. records list 628 babies given the name Adarsh from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Adarsh Mean?
Adarsh is a masculine given name used in India, taken from the Sanskrit noun ādarśa (आदर्श), which literally means "mirror" or "looking glass." The word is built from a prefix ā- and the root dṛś (also darś), "to see," the same root behind darśana, "sight" or "view." A mirror is thus "that in which one sees." From the idea of a reflective surface, ādarśa also took on the figurative sense of "model," "pattern," or "ideal" - something held up to be imitated. In Hindi and other modern Indian languages the form adarsh carries this second sense, so the name is normally understood to mean "ideal" rather than "mirror."
Adarsh Name History & Origins
The source word ādarśa belongs to classical Sanskrit, where it is used both for a physical mirror and, figuratively, for a model or standard. That figurative sense became the dominant one in the modern Indo-Aryan languages: Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, and related languages use the form adarsh (आदर्श) to mean "ideal," and it appears in ordinary phrases and in the names of institutions, such as adarsh gram, "model village," or adarsh vidyalaya, "model school." The personal name Adarsh grew out of this everyday word rather than out of a saint's name or a literary character, and it is used across northern and western India, especially among Hindi speakers. Related forms exist in neighboring languages, including the Bengali and Odia shape Adarsha, and a feminine counterpart, Adarshini. Because the name is simply the common word for "ideal," it has no single founder figure or legendary bearer attached to it.
How Popular is the Name Adarsh?
Adarsh 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 #2,947 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 | #5,863 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #7,233 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #5,666 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #12,374 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #8,842 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #8,082 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #6,104 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #8,159 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #5,794 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #4,327 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2015 | #4,714 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #6,633 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #3,964 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2012 | #4,865 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #4,823 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #3,634 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2009 | #3,225 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2008 | #2,947 | 40 | 0.0020% |
| 2007 | #3,251 | 34 | 0.0016% |
| 2006 | #3,082 | 35 | 0.0017% |
| 2005 | #2,961 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2004 | #3,367 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2003 | #3,443 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2002 | #3,450 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2001 | #3,512 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2000 | #4,067 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1999 | #7,144 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #5,472 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #4,451 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #5,189 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #6,411 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #7,643 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #6,522 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #5,831 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #5,472 | 5 | 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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