| Aaradhya | Mahi | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | worshipped, one to be adored | the earth; the great one |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | ah-RAAD-hyah | MAH-hee |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 2012 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2016 (102) | 2009 (100) |
| In 2025 | 74 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Aaradhya | Mahi |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 389 | 198 |
| 2010s | 648 | 600 |
| 2000s | 0 | 438 |
From Sanskrit aradhya (आराध्य), 'to be worshipped, worthy of adoration'. A devotional epithet that surged in modern Indian usage.
From Sanskrit mahi (मही), 'the earth, the world; great'. Note a homophone from a different root: Persian/Urdu mahi means 'fish'.
Aaradhya is more popular than Mahi today: about 74 US babies were given the name Aaradhya in 2025, compared with 0 named Mahi.
Aaradhya means worshipped, one to be adored (sanskrit origin), while Mahi means the earth; the great one (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Aaradhya first appears in 2012 and Mahi in 0, so Mahi has the longer recorded history.