Baby name
CLASSIC
🇺🇸 🇮🇳 Aditya
/ah · DIT · yah/
Meaning
“Belonging to the sun”
Sanskrit name for the sun god, son of Aditi; in Hindu cosmology the Adityas are solar deities, making this a name with genuine mythological weight rather than just a pleasant meaning.
Nicknames
adi
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
Solid classic in India with no signs of fading; mythological roots give it staying power.
The cultural moment.
Top 50 boy name in India throughout the 2000s and 2010s; common in Indian diaspora globally.