Boys' name · since 1979
Aditya
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 5,400 babies named Aditya, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,705 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,897 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,400
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aditya is the #1897 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 5,400 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Aditya recorded 5,400 times among boys since 1979, holding rank #1897 nationally today, ahead of 86% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #1,705 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,897 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,400 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aditya ranks #1,705 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,897 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,400 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,705 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,897 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,400
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aditya's 5,400 recorded births place it above 96.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aditya compares
5,400 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aditya's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aditya | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,400 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 331 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aditya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aditya's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 82% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 18%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 331, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aditya popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 331
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Aditya popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2004 (Aditya as girls' name)
Aditya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,398 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Aditya's strongest decade.
2,398 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Aditya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 141
1980s
141 births
- 1990s 561
1990s
561 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,398 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,824 births
- 2020s 470
2020s
470 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,398 births (44% of all-time use).
How Aditya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Aditya's total volume
Aditya by state
Where Aditya concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,047 | 19.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 588 | 10.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 409 | 7.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 381 | 7.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 229 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 208 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 170 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Washington | | 165 | 3.1% |
1,047 of 5,400 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Aditya appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aditya's data
- Aditya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,398 total births); usage has since declined to 470 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Adityas (1,047 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aditya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aditya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.