| Aditi | Asha | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | boundless, limitless | hope, wish |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | AH-dih-tee | AH-shah |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1977 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2009 (221) | 2000 (250) |
| In 2025 | 63 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Aditi | Asha |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 463 | 973 |
| 2010s | 1,407 | 1,947 |
| 2000s | 1,383 | 2,120 |
| 1990s | 298 | 2,162 |
| 1980s | 138 | 1,229 |
| 1970s | 23 | 566 |
| 1960s | 0 | 72 |
From Sanskrit aditi (अदिति), 'boundless, free, unlimited'. In the Vedas Aditi is the mother of the gods (Adityas) and goddess of the infinite sky. A goddess name.
From Sanskrit 'asha' (आशा) meaning 'hope, wish, desire'. Flag: an identically spelled but etymologically DIFFERENT Avestan word 'asha' means 'truth/cosmic order' (Zoroastrianism), and the Swahili name Asha derives from Arabic for 'life' - these are separate roots that share a spelling.
Aditi is more popular than Asha today: about 63 US babies were given the name Aditi in 2025, compared with 0 named Asha.
Aditi means boundless, limitless (sanskrit origin), while Asha means hope, wish (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Aditi first appears in 1977 and Asha in 0, so Asha has the longer recorded history.