Aditi
A Sanskrit feminine name meaning "boundless, infinite, or limitless".
Name Census estimates that about 3,595 living Americans carry the first name Aditi. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Aditi today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aditi births was 2009 (221 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aditi. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Aditi with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Aditi is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 17 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
3.6K
~ 1 in 95,342 Americans
Peak year
2009
221 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,062
Tracked since 1977
Census
Aditi in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 5,747 people with the first name Aditi, which placed it at #3,576 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#3,576
National first-name rank
People counted
5.7K
5,747 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.9
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
95.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aditi
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aditi is Asian/Pacific Islander at 95.6%. The next largest groups are White (2.3%) and Two or More Races (0.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Aditi described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Aditi at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander95.6% · 5,496
- White2.3% · 130
- Two or more races0.8% · 46
- Hispanic or Latino0.7% · 40
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 19
- Black or African American0.3% · 16
Popularity
Aditi: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aditi from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 1,407 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aditi by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Aditi during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aditis live
The SSA's state-level files cover 21 states and territories. California, New Jersey, Texas recorded the most babies named Aditi, while Oregon, Colorado, Tennessee recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 114 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aditi
Aditi is a Sanskrit name that originated in ancient India. It is derived from the Sanskrit root word "da", which means "to take or to bind". The name is found in the Vedas, the oldest scriptures of Hinduism, dating back to around 1500-500 BCE.
In Hinduism, Aditi is the personification of the infinite, the boundless cosmic mother, and the source of all life. She is the mother of the gods, particularly the Adityas, a group of solar deities. The Adityas were believed to be the children of Aditi and her husband, Kashyapa.
One of the earliest recorded references to the name Aditi can be found in the Rigveda, one of the four canonical sacred texts of Hinduism. In the Rigveda, Aditi is praised as the mother of the gods and the upholder of cosmic order (rita).
Throughout Indian history, there have been several notable individuals named Aditi. One of the earliest recorded was Aditi, the daughter of the sage Gautama and his wife Ahalya, who lived during the Vedic period. She is mentioned in the Hindu epic Ramayana.
Another famous Aditi was Aditi Devi, a Hindu philosopher and scholar who lived in the 8th century CE. She is known for her commentary on the Brahma Sutras, a foundational text of the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy.
In more recent times, Aditi Krishnakumar (born 1996) is an Indian actress and model who has appeared in several Tamil and Telugu films. Aditi Rao Hydari (born 1986) is an Indian actress and singer who has worked in films across various languages.
Aditi Ashok (born 1998) is an Indian professional golfer who has won several amateur and professional tournaments, including the 2016 Indian Open and the 2017 Ladies European Tour Qualifying School.
Aditi Mutatkar (born 1988) is an Indian classical dancer and choreographer, known for her expertise in the Kathak dance form. She has received several prestigious awards for her contributions to the field of dance.
People
Aditi + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aditi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Aditi: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aditi?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,595 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aditi going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 95,342 US residents.
Is Aditi a common name?
We classify Aditi as "Rare". It ranks above 95.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,647 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aditi most popular?
The single biggest year for Aditi was 2009, when 221 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aditi is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aditi in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 5,747 people with the name Aditi, or 1.90 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,576 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Aditi in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Aditi?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aditi appears almost entirely female. Of the 5,753 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Aditi?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aditi is Asian/Pacific Islander at 95.6%. The next largest groups are White (2.3%) and Two or More Races (0.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Aditi most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Aditi in the 2020 Census, accounting for 95.6% (5,496 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Aditi in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aditi a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aditi in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Aditi still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aditi in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Aditi can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Aditi?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Aditi at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.