| Asha | Aditi | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | hope, wish | boundless, limitless |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | AH-shah | AH-dih-tee |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1977 |
| Peak year | 2000 (250) | 2009 (221) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 63 |
| Trend | Vintage | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Asha | Aditi |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 973 | 463 |
| 2010s | 1,947 | 1,407 |
| 2000s | 2,120 | 1,383 |
| 1990s | 2,162 | 298 |
| 1980s | 1,229 | 138 |
| 1970s | 566 | 23 |
| 1960s | 72 | 0 |
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.
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.
Aditi is more popular than Asha today: about 63 US babies were given the name Aditi in 2025, compared with 0 named Asha.
Asha means hope, wish (sanskrit origin), while Aditi means boundless, limitless (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Asha first appears in 0 and Aditi in 1977, so Asha has the longer recorded history.