Aditya

“Sun; offspring of Aditi” — Sanskrit origin

Boy's name · #1886 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Aditya has appeared in US records since 1979 — best rank #706 (2008) · 5,400 babies named Aditya all-time · 1 in 20,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,500 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 7,900 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 11,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Adityas

Aditya Roy Kapur — Indian actor
Aditya Chopra — Indian film director and producer
Aditya Pancholi — Indian film actor, producer and playback singer
Aditya Dhar — Indian director
Aditya Seal — Indian actor

In stories & tradition

Aditya Karikalan — Ponniyin Selvan
Aditya — Majnu

What Adityas become

Among 221 notable people named Aditya:

Business leaders appear 3.87× more often than among typical names — e.g. Aditya Vikram Birla, industrialist from India.

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