Aditya
Boy · a-DIT-ya · Sanskrit
Aditya is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “son of Aditi; the sun”. In 2025 it ranked 1,133rd for boys in the UK (28 babies) and 1,886th for boys in the US (83 babies).
What does Aditya mean?
Sanskrit
“son of Aditi; the sun”
The Adityas are Vedic gods, sons of Aditi, and Aditya is also a name of the sun god Surya.
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Is Aditya a girl's or a boy's name?
Aditya is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 28 boys in the UK and 83 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aditya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,133among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the UK were named Aditya, making it the 1,133rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,317th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 65 boys.
Half of all the boys named Aditya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 33 boys in the UK were given Aditya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #894, up from #1,133 for this spelling alone.
- Aditya 28
- Aaditya 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,153rd in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Aditya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #1,133 |
| 2024 | 22 | #1,311 |
| 2023 | 30 | #1,072 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2020 | 21 | #1,317 |
| 2019 | 35 | #931 |
| 2018 | 28 | #1,098 |
| 2017 | 41 | #860 |
| 2016 | 21 | #1,347 |
| 2015 | 34 | #964 |
| 2014 | 49 | #729 |
| 2013 | 48 | #746 |
| 2012 | 50 | #732 |
| 2011 | 57 | #660 |
| 2010 | 48 | #717 |
| 2009 | 40 | #797 |
| 2008 | 65 | #570 |
| 2007 | 47 | #676 |
| 2006 | 53 | #605 |
| 2005 | 29 | #866 |
| 2004 | 33 | #763 |
| 2003 | 28 | #808 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,109 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,112 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 2 | #3,734 |
How popular is Aditya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,886among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 83about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 83 boys in the US were named Aditya, making it the 1,886th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,685th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 331 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
2025 had more boys named Aditya than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Aditya in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 95 boys in the US were given Aditya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,526, up from #1,886 for this spelling alone.
- Aditya 83
- Aaditya 12
Aditya in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 | #1,886 |
| 2024 | 69 | #2,133 |
| 2023 | 79 | #1,953 |
| 2022 | 75 | #2,021 |
| 2021 | 71 | #2,059 |
| 2020 | 93 | #1,685 |
| 2019 | 114 | #1,494 |
| 2018 | 142 | #1,291 |
| 2017 | 150 | #1,219 |
| 2016 | 157 | #1,203 |
| 2015 | 159 | #1,168 |
| 2014 | 190 | #1,048 |
| 2013 | 218 | #933 |
| 2012 | 207 | #970 |
| 2011 | 225 | #902 |
| 2010 | 262 | #818 |
| 2009 | 297 | #768 |
| 2008 | 331 | #706 |
| 2007 | 296 | #751 |
| 2006 | 247 | #823 |
| 2005 | 276 | #733 |
| 2004 | 246 | #752 |
| 2003 | 254 | #722 |
| 2002 | 191 | #865 |
| 2001 | 141 | #1,041 |
| 2000 | 119 | #1,160 |
| 1999 | 143 | #986 |
| 1998 | 98 | #1,234 |
| 1997 | 69 | #1,506 |
| 1996 | 68 | #1,477 |
| 1995 | 57 | #1,598 |
| 1994 | 32 | #2,387 |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,503 |
| 1992 | 22 | #2,993 |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,538 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,609 |
| 1988 | 17 | #3,074 |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,555 |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,598 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,105 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
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