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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Aishwarya with official rankings and popularity over time.
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
Census
Aishwarya in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,299 people with the first name Aishwarya, which placed it at #6,840 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
#6,840
National first-name rank
People counted
2.3K
2,299 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.8
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
93.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aishwarya
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aishwarya is Asian/Pacific Islander at 93.7%. The next largest groups are White (3.0%) and Hispanic (1.1%). 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 Aishwarya 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 Aishwarya at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander93.7% · 2,154
- White3.0% · 69
- Hispanic or Latino1.1% · 25
- Two or more races1.1% · 25
- Black or African American1.0% · 22
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 4
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.
How common was Aishwarya in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,299 people with the name Aishwarya, or 0.76 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #6,840 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 Aishwarya 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 Aishwarya?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aishwarya leans strongly female. 2,254 people counted with this name were female (98.1%), compared with 43 male bearers (1.9%). 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 Aishwarya?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aishwarya is Asian/Pacific Islander at 93.7%. The next largest groups are White (3.0%) and Hispanic (1.1%). 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 Aishwarya most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Aishwarya in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.7% (2,154 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 Aishwarya in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Aishwarya still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aishwarya 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 Aishwarya 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 are called Aishwarya?
You can see how many Americans are named Aishwarya on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.