Girl · #3,430 in 2026

Adhya

Name: Popularity of the name Adhya in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Adhya, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Sankar Adhya is a molecular biologist and geneticist at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He is best known for his work on bacterial transcription and the biology of bacteriophage lambda.

Current Rank

#3,430

Peak Rank

#2,928 (2018)

Total Babies

641

5-Yr Trend

+11%

2001

First Year

2026

Last Year

2018

Peak Year

#2928

Peak Rank

641

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Adhya

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Read more →

The Story of Adhya

Adhya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2001, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2018: 56 births, good for #2,928 nationwide. About 52% of every Adhya on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Adhya ranks #3,430 for baby girls with 45 births, gradually rising (+11%). All told, over 641 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

Top 10

11-50

51-100

101-500

500+

No data

Where is Adhya most common?

Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.

India
58%
Indonesia
28%
United States
6%
LK
4%
Australia
3%

Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.

Names that sound like Adhya

Phonetically similar names — useful when Adhya is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Adieu
Adwa
Adua
Adea
Adowa
Edu
Adre
Udda
Adaa
Atya
Edia
Addio

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Adhya

What does the name Adhya mean?

How popular is Adhya in 2026?

In 2026, Adhya ranks #3,430 among girls' names in the U.S., with 45 babies given the name that year.

When was Adhya most popular?

Adhya reached its peak popularity in 2018, ranking #2,928 that year with 56 babies given the name.

In which U.S. states is Adhya most popular?

Adhya has historically been most popular in New Jersey, Illinois, California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Adhya.

Is Adhya a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Adhya is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Adhya?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Adhya include Tram, Christon, Jaiyana. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Adhya

Adhya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 641 births in the dataset. Adhya's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #2,928. Use the chart and map above to compare Adhya'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.