Aditya is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Aditya means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Aditya across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Aditya has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Aditya is a boy name of Sanskrit origin meaning “of the sun”. An Indian name and epithet of the sun god.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,405 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 846 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 18 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Aditya per year, United States (1979 to 2025). United States peaked in 2008 (331/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2008 (62/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2014 (5/yr).
Aditya is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2008, when it ranked #1,547 nationally (given to 396 babies that year).
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