Aishwarya
A feminine name of Sanskrit origin meaning the wealth or prosperity of the goddess of beauty.
Name Census estimates that about 887 living Americans carry the first name Aishwarya. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Aishwarya today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aishwarya births was 2000 (50 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aishwarya. 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.
People living today
887
~ 1 in 386,420 Americans
Peak year
2000
50 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,919
Tracked since 1995
Popularity
Aishwarya: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aishwarya from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 408 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
Aishwarya 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 Aishwarya during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aishwaryas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. California, Texas, New Jersey recorded the most babies named Aishwarya, while Pennsylvania, Florida, Virginia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 35 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aishwarya
The name Aishwarya has its origins in the Sanskrit language, which is an ancient Indo-Aryan language that originated in the Indian subcontinent around the 2nd millennium BCE. Aishwarya is a combination of the Sanskrit words "aishu," meaning divine or powerful, and "varya," meaning the best or most excellent.
Aishwarya has been a popular name in Hindu culture for centuries, with its earliest known use dating back to ancient Hindu scriptures and texts such as the Vedas, Puranas, and Upanishads. In these texts, Aishwarya is often used as an honorific title or epithet to describe deities, gods, and goddesses, as well as revered individuals who possessed divine qualities or achieved great spiritual enlightenment.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Aishwarya can be found in the Mahabharata, one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. In the text, Aishwarya is mentioned as one of the daughters of the sage Kashyapa and his wife Aditi, who were considered divine beings in Hindu mythology.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Aishwarya. One of the most famous was Aishwarya Bachchan, an Indian actress and former Miss World, born in 1973. She is widely regarded as one of the most successful and influential celebrities in India, known for her work in both Bollywood and Hollywood films.
Another notable figure was Aishwarya Rai, an Indian poet and scholar from the 17th century. She was renowned for her contributions to Sanskrit literature and her philosophical writings on Hinduism and spirituality.
In the 18th century, there was Aishwarya Devi, a Hindu queen and the wife of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II of Jaipur. She was known for her patronage of the arts, particularly architecture, and her involvement in the construction of several notable buildings in Jaipur, including the famous Jantar Mantar observatory.
The 19th century saw the birth of Aishwarya Bai, an Indian classical dancer and courtesan who is credited with reviving and popularizing the Kathak dance form in northern India during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
More recently, in the 20th century, there was Aishwarya Sakhuja, an Indian politician and social activist who played a prominent role in the Indian independence movement and advocated for women's rights and education.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Aishwarya
People
Aishwarya + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Aishwarya: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aishwarya?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 887 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aishwarya 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 386,420 US residents.
Is Aishwarya a common name?
We classify Aishwarya as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 899 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aishwarya most popular?
The single biggest year for Aishwarya was 2000, when 50 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aishwarya is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Aishwarya a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aishwarya in the SSA data are female. 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.
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.