Siddhartha
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,190 for boys
Siddhartha is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “achievement”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Siddhartha mean?
Sanskrit
“achievement”
A male given name from Sanskrit used by followers of various faiths of India; notably, the personal name of Buddha.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Siddhartha a girl's or a boy's name?
Siddhartha is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Siddhartha in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 85% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Siddhartha, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2014, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Siddhartha in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Siddhartha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
How popular is Siddhartha in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Siddhartha, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 33 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Siddhartha in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Siddhartha in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 27 | #3,896 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,590 |
| 2016 | 25 | #4,097 |
| 2015 | 33 | #3,364 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,389 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,000 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
Names like Siddhartha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Shivansh Aviraj Yuvraj Vihaan Shiv Atharva Veer Dhruv Avyaan Viraj Bhavya
Names related to Siddhartha
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Veda India
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Siddhartha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/siddhartha, updated 20 October 2026.