Aaditya
The sun, son of Aditi, first manifestation of Brahma.
Name Census estimates that about 675 living Americans carry the first name Aaditya. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Aaditya today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aaditya births was 2008 (51 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aaditya. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Aaditya with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
675
~ 1 in 507,784 Americans
Peak year
2008
51 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,171
Tracked since 1997
Census
Aaditya in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 777 people with the first name Aaditya, which placed it at #14,953 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#14,953
National first-name rank
People counted
777
777 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
95.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aaditya
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aaditya is Asian/Pacific Islander at 95.9%. The next largest groups are White (2.2%) and Two or More Races (1.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Aaditya described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Aaditya at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander95.9% · 745
- White2.2% · 17
- Two or more races1.0% · 8
- Black or African American0.4% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 3
- Hispanic or Latino0.1% · 1
Popularity
Aaditya: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aaditya from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 307 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aaditya by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Aaditya during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aadityas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. California, New Jersey, Illinois recorded the most babies named Aaditya, while Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 25 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aaditya
The name Aaditya is of Sanskrit origin and has been in use since ancient times in the Indian subcontinent. It is derived from the Sanskrit words "Adi" meaning first or primordial, and "Deva" meaning god or divine. The name is a reference to the Sun god in Hindu mythology, who is also known as Surya.
In Hindu scriptures, Aaditya is mentioned in various Vedic texts and Puranas as a manifestation of the supreme being, Vishnu. It is believed that Aaditya, the Sun god, was one of the twelve Adityas or celestial deities born to Aditi, the mother of gods.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Aaditya can be found in the Rig Veda, one of the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism, dating back to around 1500 BCE. In the Rig Veda, Aaditya is praised as the source of light, warmth, and life on Earth.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Aaditya. One of the most famous was Aaditya I, a Gupta emperor who ruled parts of northern India from 170 CE to 201 CE. He is credited with expanding the Gupta Empire and patronizing art, literature, and culture.
Another notable figure was Aaditya II, also known as Adityasena, a 7th-century king of the Chalukya dynasty in present-day Karnataka, India. He is remembered for his military conquests and for commissioning the construction of several magnificent temples, including the Virupaksha Temple at Pattadakal.
In the 11th century, Aaditya Chola, a king of the Chola dynasty in southern India, ruled from 1011 CE to 1023 CE. He is known for his military campaigns and for promoting Tamil literature and culture during his reign.
In more recent times, Aaditya Birla, an Indian industrialist and philanthropist born in 1965, is a prominent figure who bears the name. He is the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, one of the largest business conglomerates in India.
Aaditya Thackeray, born in 1990, is an Indian politician and the current leader of the Shiv Sena party in Maharashtra. He is the grandson of Bal Thackeray, the founder of the Shiv Sena.
People
Aaditya + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aaditya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Aaditya: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aaditya?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 675 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aaditya going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 507,784 US residents.
Is Aaditya a common name?
We classify Aaditya as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 681 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aaditya most popular?
The single biggest year for Aaditya was 2008, when 51 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aaditya is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aaditya in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 777 people with the name Aaditya, or 0.26 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,953 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Aaditya in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Aaditya?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aaditya appears almost entirely male. Of the 775 people counted with this name, 99.6% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Aaditya?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aaditya is Asian/Pacific Islander at 95.9%. The next largest groups are White (2.2%) and Two or More Races (1.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Aaditya most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Aaditya in the 2020 Census, accounting for 95.9% (745 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Aaditya in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aaditya a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aaditya in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Aaditya still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aaditya in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Aaditya can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Aaditya?
See how many Americans are named Aaditya on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.