Adit
Derived from Sanskrit meaning "the first" or "the sun".
Name Census estimates that about 283 living Americans carry the first name Adit. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Adit today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Adit births was 2010 (28 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Adit. 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 Adit with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
283
~ 1 in 1,211,146 Americans
Peak year
2010
28 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,344
Tracked since 1989
Census
Adit in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 519 people with the first name Adit, which placed it at #20,044 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
#20,044
National first-name rank
People counted
519
519 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
86.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Adit
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adit is Asian/Pacific Islander at 86.1%. The next largest groups are White (5.4%) and Black (4.2%). 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 Adit 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 Adit at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander86.1% · 447
- White5.4% · 28
- Black or African American4.2% · 22
- Hispanic or Latino2.1% · 11
- Two or more races1.9% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1
Popularity
Adit: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Adit from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 135 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Adit 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 Adit during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Adits live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, Illinois, Ohio recorded the most babies named Adit, while Ohio, Illinois, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 7 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Adit
The name Adit has its origins in ancient Sanskrit, one of the oldest Indo-Aryan languages spoken in the Indian subcontinent. It is derived from the Sanskrit word "aditi," which means boundless or infinite. The name is often associated with the Vedic goddess Aditi, who is revered as the mother of the gods in Hindu mythology.
In the Rigveda, one of the oldest and most revered Hindu scriptures, Aditi is praised as the cosmic mother who gave birth to the Adityas, a group of celestial deities. The name Adit is believed to have been a popular choice for male children in ancient India, symbolizing the boundless potential and divine connection they were thought to possess.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Adit can be found in the epic Sanskrit poem, the Mahabharata, where it is mentioned as the name of a prominent warrior and archer. In the 5th century BCE, there was a philosopher and grammarian named Adit Shastri, who made significant contributions to the study of Sanskrit language and literature.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Adit. In the 7th century, Adit Gupta was a renowned Indian mathematician and astronomer who made advancements in the fields of algebra and trigonometry. During the Mughal era in the 16th century, Adit Khan was a prominent military leader and governor who served under the Mughal Emperor Akbar.
In more recent times, Adit Jain (1915-1986) was an Indian independence activist and politician who played a crucial role in the struggle for India's freedom from British rule. Adit Kapoor (1930-2012) was a celebrated Indian actor and filmmaker who starred in numerous Bollywood movies and received several prestigious awards for his contributions to the Indian cinema.
Another notable bearer of the name was Adit Nath Kundu (1932-2009), a renowned Indian poet and literary critic who received the Sahitya Akademi Award, one of the highest literary honors in India, for his poetic works in Bengali language.
People
Adit + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Adit 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
Adit: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adit?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 283 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Adit 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 1,211,146 US residents.
Is Adit a common name?
We classify Adit as "Very Rare". It ranks above 78.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 286 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Adit most popular?
The single biggest year for Adit was 2010, when 28 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Adit is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Adit in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 519 people with the name Adit, or 0.17 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #20,044 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 Adit 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 Adit?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Adit leans strongly male. 476 people counted with this name were male (91.2%), compared with 46 female bearers (8.8%). 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 Adit?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adit is Asian/Pacific Islander at 86.1%. The next largest groups are White (5.4%) and Black (4.2%). 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 Adit most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Adit in the 2020 Census, accounting for 86.1% (447 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 Adit in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Adit a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Adit 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 Adit still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Adit 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 Adit 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 people have Adit as a first name?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.