| Aaradhya | Kavya | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | worshipped, one to be adored | poetry, a poem |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | ah-RAAD-hyah | KAAV-yah |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 2012 | 1987 |
| Peak year | 2016 (102) | 2012 (106) |
| In 2025 | 74 | 75 |
| Trend | Rising | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Aaradhya | Kavya |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 389 | 425 |
| 2010s | 648 | 968 |
| 2000s | 0 | 614 |
| 1990s | 0 | 133 |
| 1980s | 0 | 6 |
From Sanskrit aradhya (आराध्य), 'to be worshipped, worthy of adoration'. A devotional epithet that surged in modern Indian usage.
From Sanskrit kavya (काव्य), 'poetry, a poem, poetic composition', related to kavi 'poet, seer'. Well established.
Kavya is more popular than Aaradhya today: about 75 US babies were given the name Kavya in 2025, compared with 74 named Aaradhya.
Aaradhya means worshipped, one to be adored (sanskrit origin), while Kavya means poetry, a poem (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Aaradhya first appears in 2012 and Kavya in 1987, so Kavya has the longer recorded history.