Advaith
One with no distinctions or differentiation, signifying indivisible unity.
Name Census estimates that about 1,038 living Americans carry the first name Advaith. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Advaith today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Advaith births was 2018 (87 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Advaith. 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 Advaith with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Advaith is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 10 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.0K
~ 1 in 330,206 Americans
Peak year
2018
87 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,303
Tracked since 2000
Census
Advaith in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 760 people with the first name Advaith, which placed it at #15,210 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
#15,210
National first-name rank
People counted
760
760 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
96.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Advaith
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Advaith is Asian/Pacific Islander at 96.6%. The next largest groups are American Indian/Alaska Native (1.4%) and Two or More Races (0.9%). 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 Advaith 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 Advaith at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander96.6% · 734
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 11
- Two or more races0.9% · 7
- White0.8% · 6
- Hispanic or Latino0.3% · 2
Popularity
Advaith: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Advaith from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 536 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Advaith remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Advaith 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 Advaith during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Advaiths live
The SSA's state-level files cover 10 states and territories. California, Texas, New Jersey recorded the most babies named Advaith, while Ohio, Michigan, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 45 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Advaith
The given name Advaith originates from the Sanskrit language, an ancient Indo-Aryan language that has been a prominent language of the Indian subcontinent. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word "advait," which means "non-dual" or "not two." This concept of non-duality is a central philosophical idea in Hinduism, particularly in the Advaita Vedanta school of thought.
Advaith is believed to have been used as a name in ancient India, although its earliest recorded use is not precisely known. The name finds mention in various Hindu scriptures and texts, such as the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita, which discuss the concept of non-duality and the unity of all existence.
One of the earliest known historical figures with the name Advaith was Adi Shankara, a renowned Hindu philosopher and spiritual teacher who lived in the 8th century CE. He is credited with reviving and popularizing the Advaita Vedanta philosophy and establishing several important monasteries across India.
Another prominent figure with the name Advaith was Advaith Acharya, a 13th-century Hindu philosopher and logician from Karnataka, India. He is known for his work on the theory of knowledge and his commentary on the Brahma Sutras, a foundational text of Hindu philosophy.
In the 16th century, there was Advaitananda, a Hindu mystic and poet from Bengal, India. He is famous for his devotional poetry and his teachings on the attainment of spiritual enlightenment through the path of bhakti (devotion) and jnana (knowledge).
During the 19th century, Advaith Vidyaratna, a scholar and teacher from Kerala, India, made significant contributions to the study of Sanskrit literature and philosophy. He authored several works on Hindu philosophy and literature and was highly respected for his erudition.
Another notable figure named Advaith was Swami Advaitananda Giri, a 20th-century Hindu spiritual leader and founder of the Giri Ashram in Rishikesh, India. He was known for his teachings on the principles of Advaita Vedanta and his efforts in promoting spiritual education and social welfare.
While the name Advaith has its roots in Hinduism and Sanskrit, it has also been adopted by people of various backgrounds and cultures across the world, particularly in regions influenced by Indian culture and philosophy.
People
Advaith + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Advaith 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
Advaith: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Advaith?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,038 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Advaith 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 330,206 US residents.
Is Advaith a common name?
We classify Advaith as "Rare". It ranks above 90.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,046 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Advaith most popular?
The single biggest year for Advaith was 2018, when 87 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Advaith is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Advaith in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 760 people with the name Advaith, or 0.25 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #15,210 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 Advaith 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 Advaith?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Advaith appears almost entirely male. Of the 756 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Advaith?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Advaith is Asian/Pacific Islander at 96.6%. The next largest groups are American Indian/Alaska Native (1.4%) and Two or More Races (0.9%). 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 Advaith most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Advaith in the 2020 Census, accounting for 96.6% (734 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 Advaith in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Advaith a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Advaith in the SSA data are male. 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 Advaith still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Advaith 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 Advaith 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 many people have the name Advaith?
Want to know how many people have the name Advaith? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.