US rank #2140 Boys' name Peak 2008 5,317 births

Aditya — #2140 US boys' name

5,317 babies named Aditya in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s1411990s5612000s23982010s18242020s387
#2140
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 85% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Aditya was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

331 babies were named Aditya in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aditya

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,317 babies named Aditya between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aditya currently holds the #2140 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 331 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aditya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 2,398 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Aditya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,034 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Aditya in 25 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aditya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 5,317 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aditya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,317

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2008

331 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,140

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aditya popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
331
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
-1000100200300400 202420182012200620001994198819821979 6

Aditya popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2004 (Aditya as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2004 5

Aditya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
2,398 births that decade — 45% of Aditya's all-time total
1970s61980s1411990s5612000s23982010s18242020s387

Aditya by state

Where Aditya concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aditya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,034 19.4%
#2 New Jersey
578 10.9%
#3 Texas
403 7.6%
#4 New York
371 7.0%
#5 Illinois
229 4.3%
#6 Massachusetts
208 3.9%
#7 Virginia
170 3.2%
#8 Washington
165 3.1%
California share of Aditya's total US births 19.4%
Even split

1,034 of 5,317 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.

Aditya appears in 25 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aditya?
5,317 babies have been named Aditya since 1979. It currently ranks #2140 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 331 births.
When was Aditya most popular?
Aditya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 2,398 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Aditya most popular?
The top states for the name Aditya are California (1,034 births), New Jersey (578 births), Texas (403 births).
How long has the name Aditya been used?
Aditya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aditya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Adin, Adiel, Adil, Adian, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.