What origin is the name Adit?

Adit comes from sanskrit naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Adit a popular name?

Adit is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

Yes. Adit does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

What are good sister names for Adit?

Names from the same sanskrit tradition pair naturally with Adit — for example Maya, Veda, Divya. You can browse more on our sanskrit names page.

What is the rashi of the name Adit?

Adit starts with the syllable “A” (अ), which traditionally belongs to Krittika nakshatra, pada 1, in Mesh rashi (Aries).

Adit

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Adit

Adit

Boy

sanskrit

2 syllables

Adit is a sanskrit boy's name meaning "A Sanskrit name meaning the first born. It signifies the beginning or the source of something.", Rashi Mesh.

Parents who choose Adit pick a boy name from the sanskrit tradition, meaning "A Sanskrit name meaning the first born. It signifies the beginning or the source of something.". At just 4 letters, it is short and easy to say. It has 2 syllables.

Hindi script: आदित
Rashi: Mesh
Nakshatra: krittika (A)
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Boy
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

A Sanskrit name meaning the first born. It signifies the beginning or the source of something.

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Written as आदित

Quick answers about Adit

Very rare in US records

What does Adit mean?

Adit is a boy name of sanskrit origin meaning "A Sanskrit name meaning the first born. It signifies the beginning or the source of something.".

Is Adit a rare name?

Yes. Adit does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Sister names that go with Adit

Maya Veda Divya Ahana Uma Nidhi

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

Starting syllable: A (अ)
Rashi: Mesh (Aries)
Nakshatra: Krittika, pada 1
Name number: 1

By tradition, names starting with “A” suit babies born in Krittika nakshatra (pada 1), which falls in Mesh rashi. The name number uses Chaldean numerology.