Sidhartha
A masculine name of Sanskrit origin meaning "he who has attained his goals".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Sidhartha. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Sidhartha today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Sidhartha births was 2012 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Sidhartha. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Sidhartha. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
2012
5 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2012 SSA rank
#13,919
Tracked since 2012
Census
Sidhartha in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 195 people with the first name Sidhartha, which placed it at #38,993 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
#38,993
National first-name rank
People counted
195
195 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
87.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Sidhartha
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sidhartha is Asian/Pacific Islander at 87.2%. The next largest groups are White (3.1%) and Hispanic (3.1%). 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 Sidhartha 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 Sidhartha at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander87.2% · 170
- White3.1% · 6
- Hispanic or Latino3.1% · 6
- Two or more races3.1% · 6
- Black or African American2.6% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 2
Popularity
Sidhartha: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Sidhartha 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 Sidhartha during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Sidhartha
The name Sidhartha has its origins in ancient India, derived from the Sanskrit language. It is composed of two words, "siddha" meaning "accomplished" or "perfected," and "artha" meaning "wealth" or "purpose." The name can be interpreted as "one who has achieved his goal" or "one who has attained spiritual wealth."
Sidhartha is most famously associated with Siddhartha Gautama, the spiritual teacher who founded Buddhism. Siddhartha Gautama, also known as the Buddha, was born around the 5th century BCE in the area of modern-day Nepal. His teachings and the Buddhist philosophy he propagated have had a profound impact on various cultures throughout Asia and beyond.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Sidhartha can be found in the Buddhist scriptures, particularly in the Pali Canon, which contains accounts of the Buddha's life and teachings. These texts, composed in the ancient Pali language, serve as a primary source for understanding the origins and significance of the name.
In ancient Indian texts, such as the Mahabharata and the Puranas, the name Sidhartha is also mentioned in reference to various mythological figures and characters. However, these references are often less prominent than the association with the Buddha himself.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Sidhartha. One example is Sidhartha Shankar Ray (1917-2008), an Indian lawyer, politician, and former Chief Minister of West Bengal. Another is Sidhartha Mukherjee (born 1970), an Indian-American physician, biologist, and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer."
Other notable individuals with the name Sidhartha include Sidhartha Mallick (born 1979), an Indian actor and film director, and Sidhartha Bose (1924-1994), an Indian writer and academic who served as the principal of Presidency College in Kolkata.
Sidhartha Shankar Ray, the Indian lawyer and politician, was born in 1917 and played a significant role in the political landscape of West Bengal. He served as the Chief Minister of the state from 1972 to 1977 and held various other important positions throughout his career.
People
Sidhartha + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Sidhartha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Sidhartha: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sidhartha?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Sidhartha 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 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Sidhartha a common name?
We classify Sidhartha as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Sidhartha most popular?
The single biggest year for Sidhartha was 2012, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Sidhartha is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Sidhartha in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 195 people with the name Sidhartha, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #38,993 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 Sidhartha 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 Sidhartha?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Sidhartha leans strongly male. 187 people counted with this name were male (96.4%), compared with 7 female bearers (3.6%). 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 Sidhartha?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sidhartha is Asian/Pacific Islander at 87.2%. The next largest groups are White (3.1%) and Hispanic (3.1%). 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 Sidhartha most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Sidhartha in the 2020 Census, accounting for 87.2% (170 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 Sidhartha in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Sidhartha a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Sidhartha 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 Sidhartha still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Sidhartha 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 Sidhartha 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 named Sidhartha?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.