| Aarohi | Advika | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Ascending; an ascending melody | unique, without a second |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | aa-ROH-hee | AHD-vih-kah |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1998 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2014 (96) | 2017 (80) |
| In 2025 | 65 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Aarohi | Advika |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 359 | 250 |
| 2010s | 586 | 459 |
| 2000s | 69 | 108 |
| 1990s | 5 | 0 |
From the Sanskrit आरोही (ārohī), 'ascending, rising', related to āroha, the ascending scale of notes in Indian classical music. A genuine classical musical term.
A recent given name derived from Sanskrit advitiya / advaita, 'unique, matchless, without a second'. The root is genuine Sanskrit, but the name itself is a modern coinage, appearing in records only in the 2000s.
Aarohi is more popular than Advika today: about 65 US babies were given the name Aarohi in 2025, compared with 0 named Advika.
Aarohi means Ascending; an ascending melody (sanskrit origin), while Advika means unique, without a second (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Aarohi first appears in 1998 and Advika in 0, so Advika has the longer recorded history.