| Aadya | Anvi | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | First, primordial | one who follows or seeks; goddess-linked |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | AAD-yuh | AN-vee |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2020 (168) | 2025 (126) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Aadya | Anvi |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 781 | 489 |
| 2010s | 1,170 | 704 |
| 2000s | 115 | 226 |
From the Sanskrit आद्या (ādyā), feminine of ādya, 'first, primordial, being at the beginning'. Associated with Adi Shakti / Durga as the primordial cosmic energy (Aadya Shakti).
A modern Indian name, glossed from Sanskrit anu-vi as 'one who follows/seeks', and also claimed as an epithet of Parvati or Lakshmi. Sources disagree and no classical etymology is firmly fixed; meaning unsettled.
Aadya and Anvi are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Aadya means First, primordial (sanskrit origin), while Anvi means one who follows or seeks; goddess-linked (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Aadya first appears in 0 and Anvi in 0, so Aadya has the longer recorded history.