| Reva | Aadhya | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | the Narmada river | first, primordial |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | RAY-vah | AAD-hyah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1921 (351) | 2017 (291) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Reva | Aadhya |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 393 | 1,502 |
| 2010s | 571 | 1,937 |
| 2000s | 423 | 37 |
| 1990s | 517 | 0 |
| 1980s | 906 | 0 |
| 1970s | 503 | 0 |
| 1960s | 988 | 0 |
| 1950s | 1,582 | 0 |
| 1940s | 1,795 | 0 |
| 1930s | 2,379 | 0 |
| 1920s | 3,108 | 0 |
| 1910s | 2,067 | 0 |
| 1900s | 593 | 0 |
| 1890s | 212 | 0 |
| 1880s | 11 | 0 |
From Sanskrit reva (रेवा), an ancient name of the sacred Narmada river, connoting flowing water. Well established.
From Sanskrit adya (आद्या), feminine 'first, primordial, the beginning'; used as an epithet of the primordial Goddess (Adi Shakti / Durga).
Reva and Aadhya are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Reva means the Narmada river (sanskrit origin), while Aadhya means first, primordial (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Reva first appears in 0 and Aadhya in 0, so Reva has the longer recorded history.