| Aadhya | Meera | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | first, primordial | the devotee Mirabai; sea, boundary |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | AAD-hyah | MEE-rah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1965 |
| Peak year | 2017 (291) | 2025 (246) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 246 |
| Trend | Rising | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Aadhya | Meera |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,502 | 1,221 |
| 2010s | 1,937 | 1,561 |
| 2000s | 37 | 716 |
| 1990s | 0 | 424 |
| 1980s | 0 | 222 |
| 1970s | 0 | 89 |
| 1960s | 0 | 26 |
From Sanskrit adya (आद्या), feminine 'first, primordial, the beginning'; used as an epithet of the primordial Goddess (Adi Shakti / Durga).
Best known for the 16th-century saint-poet Mirabai, devotee of Krishna. The word mira (मीरा) is glossed 'sea, ocean, boundary/limit'. Cross-cultural: Mira also means 'peace' in Slavic and occurs in Arabic and Latin naming.
Meera is more popular than Aadhya today: about 246 US babies were given the name Meera in 2025, compared with 0 named Aadhya.
Aadhya means first, primordial (sanskrit origin), while Meera means the devotee Mirabai; sea, boundary (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Aadhya first appears in 0 and Meera in 1965, so Aadhya has the longer recorded history.