Siddhartha
Masculine
Siddhartha was the Buddha's given name before he was the Buddha, and it means one who has accomplished his aim. The irony is deliberate in the tradition: he was named for worldly success by a father who wanted him to be a king, and he achieved the aim by leaving.
How old is the name Siddhartha?
Siddhartha first appears in US birth records in 1970 — 55 years ago. The typical Siddhartha alive today was born around 2010, making them about 15 years old. About 500 people named Siddhartha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Siddhartha most popular?
Siddhartha peaked in 2015, reaching #3365 nationally. Today it ranks #7194, 3,829 places below that high. See the whole 2015 chart.
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Where it comes from
From siddha + artha to Siddhartha
The story of Siddhartha
Siddhartha Gautama was born to a ruling family in what is now Nepal in about the fifth century BC. The name has stayed in use across India, in both Hindu and Buddhist families, and is common in Bengal and Maharashtra in particular. It reached Western awareness separately through Hermann Hesse's 1922 novel, which is about a different character of the same name and became enormously widely read in English in the 1960s. The American 2015 peak reflects South Asian immigration rather than the novel.
Meaning
Sanskrit "one who has achieved his goal"
A compound of siddha, accomplished or perfected, and artha, aim, purpose or wealth. Artha is also one of the four aims of life in Hindu thought, where it means material prosperity. The compound is transparent in Sanskrit and the etymology is not disputed. Pali gives Siddhattha.
How the name formed
- siddha + artha
- सिद्धार्थSiddhārtha
- Siddhartha
Related forms: सिद्धार्थ · Siddhattha · সিদ্ধার্থ · สิทธารถ
Pronouncing Siddhartha
sid-DAR-tuh
Three or four syllables depending on how the dh and rth clusters are handled. Sanskrit distinguishes aspirated and unaspirated consonants, so the dh and th are not the English sounds in this and thin. The stress falls on the second syllable.
Nicknames for Siddhartha
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1970
- Most boys named
- 201533 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3365reached in 2015
- Change vs 2024
- +57.1%11 in 2025, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Siddhartha in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- सिद्धार्थ in Sanskrit — same name
- Siddhattha in Pali — same name
- সিদ্ধার্থ in Bengali — same name
- สิทธารถ in Thai — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California.
Siddharthas among us
people named Siddhartha are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 155,280 born in 2025 was named Siddhartha
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Karin test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Siddhartha's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Karin climbed just as high around 1968, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Karin's path sketches the road Siddhartha is walking now.
Siddhartha sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Siddhartha beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Siddhartha in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The meaning is settled, transparent and carries a considerable philosophical charge.
- Sid and Siddhu are both easy short forms in different registers.
- It is one of the most recognizable Sanskrit names worldwide.
- Ten letters and three or four syllables require spelling out constantly.
- The aspirated consonants are not reproducible in English.
- The association with the Buddha is total, which some families welcome and others weigh.
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Frequently asked
- How many Siddharthas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Siddhartha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Siddhartha in 2025?
- Siddhartha ranks #7194 among US boy names in 2025, with 11 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Siddhartha?
- About 1 in every 155,280 US boys born in 2025 was named Siddhartha — 11 in all.
- Will my child share the name Siddhartha with classmates?
- Siddhartha will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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