Girl’s name · Sanskrit

Aadhira

How to say it: ah-DEE-ruh · /ɑˈdirə/

Sanskrit 'adhira' meaning 'lightning, moon' - popular in South India, often spelled Adhira.

Aadhira was the 4,060th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 23 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.1-fold in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #5,657 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#4,060for girls in 2025
1 in 144,145US babies
23born in 2025
#5,657projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Aadhira
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#4,060
Babies born in 202523
Share of births1 in 144,145
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×2.1
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#5,657
In France, 2025#2,541 among girls’ names, 5 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Aadhira is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 16 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Aadhi
  • Dira

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Aadhira is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hindi.

In France: #2,541 for girls in 2025.

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