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Aadya

Aadya: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“first; primordial”
Origin
Sanskrit
Say it
AAD-yah · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

From Sanskrit Ādyā, meaning 'the first' or 'primordial'; also an epithet of the goddess Durga. The name is widely used in India in forms such as Aadya and Adya.

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How popular is Aadya?

202442.0 per million US babies
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Babies named Aadya in 2024141

2024 rank#1,524 girls

Peak year2020

Total US babies since 18801,944

Aadya is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Aadya

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Aryanoble; honorable · Sanskrit
  • Kalithe black one · Sanskrit
  • Alayadwelling, abode · Sanskrit
  • Opalgem; precious stone · Sanskrit
  • Ariyanoble · Sanskrit
  • Vedaknowledge · Sanskrit
  • Tarastar · Sanskrit
  • Anikagrace · Sanskrit

Aadya questions

What does the name Aadya mean?

Aadya means "first; primordial". It comes from Sanskrit. From Sanskrit Ādyā, meaning 'the first' or 'primordial'; also an epithet of the goddess Durga. The name is widely used in India in forms such as Aadya and Adya.

Is Aadya a boy or girl name?

Aadya is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Aadya?

141 US babies were named Aadya in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.

How do you pronounce Aadya?

Aadya is usually pronounced AAD-yah.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.