Aaditya
Adityas refers to a class of Hindu deities. They are usually presented as solar deities, and the offspring of the Goddess Aditi. The name Aditya, in the singular, is taken to refer to the sun god Surya. Generally, Adityas are twelve in number and consist of Vivasvan (Surya), Aryaman, Tvashtr, Savitr, Bhaga, Dhatr, Mitra, Varuna, Amsha, Pushan, Indra and Vishnu ..
Meaning & Origin of Aaditya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Adityas refers to a class of Hindu deities. They are usually presented as solar deities, and the offspring of the Goddess Aditi. The name Aditya, in the singular, is taken to refer to the sun god Surya. Generally, Adityas are twelve in number and consist of Vivasvan (Surya), Aryaman, Tvashtr, Savitr, Bhaga, Dhatr, Mitra, Varuna, Amsha, Pushan, Indra and Vishnu ..
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The Story of Aaditya
American parents first put Aaditya on the record books as a baby boy name in 1997, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 51 Aadityas were born — ranking #2,467 that year. About 43% of every Aaditya on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Aaditya ranks #6,279 for baby boys with 13 births, falling sharply (-30%). All told, over 708 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Aaditya
Aaditya is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 708 births in the dataset. Aaditya's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #2,467. Use the chart and map above to compare Aaditya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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