Siddhartha
One who has attained goals or aims through disciplined effort.
Name Census estimates that about 514 living Americans carry the first name Siddhartha. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Siddhartha today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Siddhartha births was 2015 (33 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Siddhartha. 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
514
~ 1 in 666,837 Americans
Peak year
2015
33 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,720
Tracked since 1970
Popularity
Siddhartha: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Siddhartha from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 217 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
Siddhartha 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 Siddhartha during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Siddharthas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Siddhartha
The name Siddhartha is of Sanskrit origin, tracing its roots back to ancient India and the Indic languages spoken on the Indian subcontinent. Derived from the Sanskrit words "siddha" meaning "accomplished" or "achieved," and "artha," meaning "meaning" or "wealth," the name roughly translates to "he who has attained his goals" or "he whose purpose has been achieved."
Siddhartha gained widespread recognition as the birth name of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. Born around 563 BCE in Lumbini, present-day Nepal, the young prince was given the name Siddhartha at birth. According to Buddhist scriptures, he later renounced his privileged life to seek enlightenment, eventually becoming known as the Buddha, or "the Awakened One."
One of the earliest known references to the name Siddhartha can be found in the ancient Buddhist text, the Lalitavistara Sutra, which chronicles the life of the Buddha. This text, composed in Sanskrit, is believed to have been compiled between the 3rd century BCE and the 3rd century CE.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Siddhartha. One of the most renowned is Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha himself, who lived from approximately 563 BCE to 483 BCE. Another prominent figure is Siddhartha Mukherjee, an Indian-American physician, biologist, and author, born in 1970, who won the Pulitzer Prize for his book "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer."
In the 6th century CE, there was a Buddhist philosopher and scholar named Siddhartha Yogacara, who made significant contributions to the Yogacara school of Buddhist thought. Siddhartha Shankar Ray, an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of West Bengal, lived from 1920 to 2008 and was a prominent figure in the Indian independence movement.
Additionally, Siddhartha Basu, an Indian dramatist, and playwright who lived from 1956 to 2017, is renowned for his works that explored social and political themes in post-independence India. His plays, such as "Pratidwandi" and "Chakra," have been widely acclaimed and performed both in India and internationally.
People
Siddhartha + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Siddhartha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Siddhartha: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Siddhartha?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 514 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Siddhartha 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 666,837 US residents.
Is Siddhartha a common name?
We classify Siddhartha as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 523 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Siddhartha most popular?
The single biggest year for Siddhartha was 2015, when 33 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Siddhartha is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Siddhartha a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Siddhartha 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.
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.