| Aadhya | Riya | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | first, primordial | singer; graceful |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | AAD-hyah | REE-yah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2017 (291) | 2005 (291) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Aadhya | Riya |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,502 | 1,146 |
| 2010s | 1,937 | 2,525 |
| 2000s | 37 | 2,341 |
| 1990s | 0 | 261 |
From Sanskrit adya (आद्या), feminine 'first, primordial, the beginning'; used as an epithet of the primordial Goddess (Adi Shakti / Durga).
Commonly given as Sanskrit-derived riya (रिया), 'singer' or 'graceful'. It is not well attested in classical Sanskrit literature, so this meaning is popular rather than firmly documented.
Aadhya and Riya are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Aadhya means first, primordial (sanskrit origin), while Riya means singer; graceful (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Aadhya first appears in 0 and Riya in 0, so Aadhya has the longer recorded history.