| Aadya | Prisha | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | First, primordial | beloved, dear one |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | AAD-yuh | PREE-shah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2020 (168) | 2017 (207) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Aadya | Prisha |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 781 | 994 |
| 2010s | 1,170 | 1,483 |
| 2000s | 115 | 537 |
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 name usually traced to Sanskrit for 'beloved, dear'. It is also widely glossed 'God's gift' and linked to Lakshmi, but that reading is popular rather than documented and its Sanskrit basis is unsettled (an Arabic 'gift' root is also cited).
Aadya and Prisha are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Aadya means First, primordial (sanskrit origin), while Prisha means beloved, dear one (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Aadya first appears in 0 and Prisha in 0, so Aadya has the longer recorded history.