Given name

Siddhartha

“one who has accomplished his goal”

Siddhartha is used as a given name. One Sanskrit interpretation is “one who has accomplished his goal.”

Original Sanskritसिद्धार्थ

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Sanskrit interpretation is “one who has accomplished his goal.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Sanskrit.

How it developed

Its Sanskrit formation brings together siddha (“accomplished”) and artha (“aim, goal”).

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Siddhartha through the years

Babies since 1880
534
534 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2015
33 babies
2025
11
#7,600 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−52%
Cooling
05101520198020002025Highest share 20156.4
Siddhartha in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1970–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,600 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 52.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 33 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,223 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Siddhartha’s family of names

In English usage, Siddhartha has a short form in Sid. In English usage, Siddhartha has a related form in SIDDHARTH. In English usage, Siddhartha has a related form in SIDHARTH.

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Around the world

Siddhartha has relatives in 24 languages. Lines run from its Sanskrit roots to each of them.

PortugueseEnglishRussianSanskritSinhalaBurmeseThaiJavaneseJapanese

Sanskritwhere Siddhartha comes from · 1 name

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

People named Siddhartha

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