| Ira | Aditi | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | the earth; goddess of speech | boundless, limitless |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | EE-rah | AH-dih-tee |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1977 |
| Peak year | 2025 (222) | 2009 (221) |
| In 2025 | 222 | 63 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ira | Aditi |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,053 | 463 |
| 2010s | 980 | 1,407 |
| 2000s | 131 | 1,383 |
| 1990s | 96 | 298 |
| 1980s | 151 | 138 |
| 1970s | 191 | 23 |
| 1960s | 318 | 0 |
| 1950s | 553 | 0 |
| 1940s | 657 | 0 |
| 1930s | 657 | 0 |
| 1920s | 900 | 0 |
| 1910s | 652 | 0 |
| 1900s | 359 | 0 |
| 1890s | 255 | 0 |
| 1880s | 172 | 0 |
From Sanskrit ira (इरा), 'the earth; waters; speech', and a name of the goddess of speech and learning (linked to Saraswati). Cross-cultural: Ira is also a Hebrew male name and a Slavic short form of Irina.
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.
Ira is more popular than Aditi today: about 222 US babies were given the name Ira in 2025, compared with 63 named Aditi.
Ira means the earth; goddess of speech (sanskrit origin), while Aditi means boundless, limitless (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Ira first appears in 1880 and Aditi in 1977, so Ira has the longer recorded history.