girls' name ★ peaked 2009

Aditi

Meaning having nothing to give Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,719 Trend ↓ Falling 16%

Borrowed from Sanskrit अदिति (aditi, “having nothing to give”); ultimately from अ- (a-) + दिति (diti).

Rank 2025
#2,719
among girls · ↓650 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
63
named Aditi · -32% vs 2024
How common
1 in 25,512
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2009
221 babies
All-time total
3,712
#3,135 all-time among girls
First recorded
1977
in Social Security records

Aditi popularity over time

3,712 babies have been named Aditi since 1977, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2009Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 23 2 – #6,387
1980s 138 14 +500% #3,758
1990s 298 30 +116% #2,672
2000s 1,383 138 +364% #1,146
2010s 1,407 141 +2% #1,244
2020s (to 2025) 463 77 -45% #2,069

Where Aditi is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 61 0.04 outside top 500
2027 60 0.04 outside top 500
2028 59 0.04 outside top 500
2029 58 0.04 outside top 500
2030 57 0.04 outside top 500

Where Aditi is most popular

Girls named Aditi per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.047 per 1,000. Strongest in Washington, New Jersey, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Aditi born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Washington 23 0.159 +242%
New Jersey 24 0.133 +185%
California 95 0.113 +143%
Texas 49 0.061 +31%
North Carolina 11 0.048 ≈ national
Virginia 6 0.035 -24%
Illinois 5 0.022 -53%
Florida 5 0.012 -75%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Aditi

Aditi is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,719 in 2025 with 63 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1977, 3,712 American babies have been named Aditi. Its peak came in 2009, when 221 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aditi stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aditi?

The median living Aditi is about 15 years old; half are between 10 and 21. An estimated 3,700 people named Aditi are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aditi year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 63 #2,719
2024 93 #2,069
2023 67 #2,615
2022 88 #2,156
2021 67 #2,587
2020 85 #2,135
2019 82 #2,231
2018 105 #1,900
2017 127 #1,687
2016 129 #1,660
2015 104 #1,938
2014 140 #1,553
2013 163 #1,403
2012 182 #1,299
2011 182 #1,292
2010 193 #1,244
2009 221 #1,146
2008 203 #1,238
2007 154 #1,503
2006 131 #1,624
2005 154 #1,392
2004 118 #1,643
2003 117 #1,642
2002 102 #1,771
2001 106 #1,700
2000 77 #2,103
1995 26 #3,972
1990 22 #4,381
1985 17 #4,455
1980 6 #9,099
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Famous people named Aditi

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Aditi Rao Hydari Aditi Rao Hydari Indian actress (born 1978) b. 1986 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aditi, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aditi?

The median living Aditi is about 15 years old. Half of all living Aditis are between 10 and 21 years old.

How many people named Aditi are alive today?

An estimated 3,700 people named Aditi are alive in the United States, based on 3,712 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aditi mean?

Borrowed from Sanskrit अदिति (aditi, “having nothing to give”); ultimately from अ- (a-) + दिति (diti).

How popular is the name Aditi in 2025?

Aditi ranked #2,719 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 63 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aditi?

3,712 babies have been named Aditi in the United States since 1977, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aditi most popular?

Aditi peaked in 2009, when 221 newborns received the name.

Is Aditi a boy or girl name?

Aditi is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aditi rising or falling?

Aditi is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aditi become more popular?

Aditi is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 57 girls named Aditi in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Aditi?

Well-known people named Aditi include Aditi Rao Hydari (actor).

Names like Aditi

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