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