| Aditya | Kabir | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Sun | Great |
| Origin | sanskrit | Sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | uh-DIT-yuh | kah-BEER |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1976 |
| Peak year | 2008 (331) | 2021 (284) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 227 |
| Trend | Declining | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Aditya | Kabir |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 470 | 1,464 |
| 2010s | 1,824 | 1,373 |
| 2000s | 2,398 | 471 |
| 1990s | 561 | 178 |
| 1980s | 141 | 86 |
| 1970s | 6 | 29 |
From Sanskrit Aditya (आदित्य), 'belonging to Aditi', a name of the sun god Surya and collectively of the solar deities born of the goddess Aditi. A well-attested classical name meaning 'the sun'.
Kabir means “great,” shared with the revered 15th-century poet-saint Kabir.
Kabir is more popular than Aditya today: about 227 US babies were given the name Kabir in 2025, compared with 0 named Aditya.
Aditya means Sun (sanskrit origin), while Kabir means Great (Sanskrit origin).
In US records, Aditya first appears in 0 and Kabir in 1976, so Aditya has the longer recorded history.