Aarti
Arti or Aratrika is a Hindu ritual employed in worship, part of a puja, in which light from a flame is ritually waved to venerate deities. Arti also refers to the hymns sung in praise of the deity, when the light is being offered. Sikhs have Arti kirtan which involves only devotional singing; the Nihang order of Sikhs also use light for arti.
Meaning & Origin of Aarti
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arti or Aratrika is a Hindu ritual employed in worship, part of a puja, in which light from a flame is ritually waved to venerate deities. Arti also refers to the hymns sung in praise of the deity, when the light is being offered. Sikhs have Arti kirtan which involves only devotional singing; the Nihang order of Sikhs also use light for arti.
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The Story of Aarti
Aarti first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 22 Aartis were born — ranking #3,647 that year. As of 2026, Aarti ranks #16,416 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 437 Aartis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aarti
Aarti is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 437 births in the dataset. Aarti's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #3,647. Use the chart and map above to compare Aarti'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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