| Aadhya | Anika | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | first, primordial | brilliance, splendour; epithet of Durga |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | AAD-hyah | uh-NEE-kah |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1961 |
| Peak year | 2017 (291) | 2006 (642) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 269 |
| Trend | Rising | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Aadhya | Anika |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,502 | 1,895 |
| 2010s | 1,937 | 5,038 |
| 2000s | 37 | 5,591 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,083 |
| 1980s | 0 | 949 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,222 |
| 1960s | 0 | 26 |
From Sanskrit adya (आद्या), feminine 'first, primordial, the beginning'; used as an epithet of the primordial Goddess (Adi Shakti / Durga).
From Sanskrit anika (अनीक), 'splendour, brilliance; also a battle array or army'; used as an epithet of Goddess Durga. Cross-cultural: Anika is independently a Germanic/Scandinavian diminutive of Anna.
Anika is more popular than Aadhya today: about 269 US babies were given the name Anika in 2025, compared with 0 named Aadhya.
Aadhya means first, primordial (sanskrit origin), while Anika means brilliance, splendour; epithet of Durga (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Aadhya first appears in 0 and Anika in 1961, so Aadhya has the longer recorded history.