Aadhya
Aadhya was the 960th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 268 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 919th with 291 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 51 places. More babies were named Aadhya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning first; a name of Durga · Sanskrit
Say it AHD-yuh /ˈɑdjə/
- Rank in 2025
- #960 girls, up 125 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 268girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2017291 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,476babies recorded
What does the name Aadhya mean?
Aadhya is an Indian girls' name of Sanskrit origin, usually connected with ādya (feminine ādyā), 'being at the beginning, first', from ādi 'beginning'. Monier-Williams also gives the senses 'unparalleled, excellent' and records Ādyā as a name of the goddess Durgā. Wiktionary lists Aadhya as a variant of Adhya, from Sanskrit, without naming the source word.
आद्य (Sanskrit, “first, being at the beginning; excellent”)आद्या (Sanskrit, “a name of Durga”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary does not name the Sanskrit word; the 'first / Durga' reading is the one that fits a personal name.
Pronunciation: In Hindi the dh is a breathy d.
See also: Sanskrit and Indian names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Aadhya', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'आद्य' (Sanskrit section), Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), s.v. 'ādya, ādyā' (Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries), Oxford, Clarendon Press (public domain); digitized by University of Cologne
Aadhya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #960 | 268 |
| 2020 | #1,085 | 225 |
| 2010 | #6,641 | 19 |
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How popular is Aadhya, counting every spelling?
Aadhya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #881 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #960 for Aadhya on its own. Together these spellings went to 291 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aadhya | 268 | #960 | 1,277 |
| Adhya | 23 | #5,413 | 160 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Aadhya?
268 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aadhya (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Aadhya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 31 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aadhya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aadhya?
About 3,500 people born in the US named Aadhya are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 11. That makes Aadhya a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Aadhya by state
How common Aadhya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (3.4×), Massachusetts (2.1×), Illinois (2.1×), Washington (2.1×), Georgia (1.9×). In 29 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Aadhya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aadhya, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Aadhya · Sibling names for Aadhya
Questions about the name Aadhya
What does Aadhya mean?
Aadhya means “first; a name of Durga” (Sanskrit origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Aadhya?
Aadhya was the 960th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 268 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 919th with 291 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 51 places. More babies were named Aadhya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Aadhya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Aadhya in the US.
Where is Aadhya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aadhya was most common in New Jersey (0.54 per 1,000 girls), followed by Massachusetts and Illinois.