| Mahi | Aaradhya | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | the earth; the great one | worshipped, one to be adored |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | MAH-hee | ah-RAAD-hyah |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 2012 |
| Peak year | 2009 (100) | 2016 (102) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 74 |
| Trend | Declining | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Mahi | Aaradhya |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 198 | 389 |
| 2010s | 600 | 648 |
| 2000s | 438 | 0 |
From Sanskrit mahi (मही), 'the earth, the world; great'. Note a homophone from a different root: Persian/Urdu mahi means 'fish'.
From Sanskrit aradhya (आराध्य), 'to be worshipped, worthy of adoration'. A devotional epithet that surged in modern Indian usage.
Aaradhya is more popular than Mahi today: about 74 US babies were given the name Aaradhya in 2025, compared with 0 named Mahi.
Mahi means the earth; the great one (sanskrit origin), while Aaradhya means worshipped, one to be adored (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Mahi first appears in 0 and Aaradhya in 2012, so Mahi has the longer recorded history.