Fun Facts About the Name Siddhartha
- 534 babies named Siddhartha: U.S. records list 534 babies given the name Siddhartha from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Siddhartha Mean?
Siddhartha is a masculine name from Sanskrit, written Siddhārtha. It is a compound of siddha, meaning "accomplished," "attained," or "perfected," and artha, meaning "aim," "goal," "purpose," or "meaning." Literally, it means "one whose aim is accomplished" or "one who has attained his goal." Grammatically it is a bahuvrihi compound, which describes the person rather than naming a thing. Buddhist tradition often gives the meaning as "one who has achieved his aim" or "he whose wishes are fulfilled," a customary explanation that follows the same components. The Pali form of the name is Siddhattha.
Siddhartha Name History & Origins
The name Siddhartha belongs to the Sanskrit naming tradition of ancient India. Its best-known bearer is Siddhartha Gautama, the prince of Kapilavastu who became the Buddha. In Buddhist tradition he is also called Gautama, his clan name, and Shakyamuni, "sage of the Shakyas." The name Siddhartha was understood as a sign that his aim or purpose would be fulfilled. The traditional life stories are religious accounts, not contemporary historical documents; historians generally place him in northern India and southern Nepal around the 5th to 4th centuries BCE, though the exact dates are disputed.
The name was not confined to Buddhist use. In Jain tradition, Mahavira's father is named Siddhartha, a king of Kundagrama, which shows the name in use in ancient Indian royal and religious settings. The Pali form Siddhattha appears in the Pali Canon. As Buddhist literature and devotion spread, the name became known across Asia, where it was written and pronounced in local languages; in Chinese, for example, it is rendered Xīdáduō. In modern India and Nepal, Siddhartha and the shortened Siddharth are used as male given names.
A later literary use is Hermann Hesse's 1922 novel Siddhartha, which takes the traditional name for a fictional Brahmin's spiritual journey. This is a modern literary adaptation, not the origin of the name.
How Popular is the Name Siddhartha?
Siddhartha 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 2015. Its best rank was #3,419 in 2015.
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 | #7,600 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #10,720 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #8,169 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #7,192 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #8,729 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #6,567 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #3,980 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #5,739 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #4,723 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2016 | #4,182 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2015 | #3,419 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2014 | #4,510 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #5,618 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #4,108 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2011 | #6,529 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #5,008 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #5,516 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #5,452 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #6,551 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #6,049 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #5,003 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #4,245 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #6,193 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #5,672 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #6,379 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #8,986 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #9,731 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #8,324 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #7,991 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #5,912 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #6,338 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #9,950 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #6,139 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #7,125 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #6,214 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #6,287 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #7,129 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #5,948 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #4,982 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #4,112 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #5,364 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #5,774 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #5,338 | 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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