| Divya | Aaradhya | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | divine, celestial | worshipped, one to be adored |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | DIV-yah | ah-RAAD-hyah |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1971 | 2012 |
| Peak year | 2001 (113) | 2016 (102) |
| In 2025 | 23 | 74 |
| Trend | Declining | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Divya | Aaradhya |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 197 | 389 |
| 2010s | 654 | 648 |
| 2000s | 991 | 0 |
| 1990s | 610 | 0 |
| 1980s | 185 | 0 |
| 1970s | 32 | 0 |
From Sanskrit divya (दिव्य), 'divine, celestial, heavenly; shining'. Well established.
From Sanskrit aradhya (आराध्य), 'to be worshipped, worthy of adoration'. A devotional epithet that surged in modern Indian usage.
Aaradhya is more popular than Divya today: about 74 US babies were given the name Aaradhya in 2025, compared with 23 named Divya.
Divya means divine, celestial (sanskrit origin), while Aaradhya means worshipped, one to be adored (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Divya first appears in 1971 and Aaradhya in 2012, so Divya has the longer recorded history.