MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Adi mean?
Ādi is the Sanskrit word for a beginning or starting point. It is productive in longer Indian names and also stands alone as Adi.
Pronunciation
IAST: ādi
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
आदि
Letter-by-letter: ādi
Conventional spelling
Telugu
ఆది
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Adi in Indian usage
12,840 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 8,694 records (67.7%).
- Recorded as male: 4,146 records (32.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 870 |
| 1960s | 1,518 |
| 1970s | 2,353 |
| 1980s | 4,302 |
| 1990s | 3,289 |
| Other decades | 508 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 12,297 |
| Odisha | 153 |
| Other states | 390 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Adi / M | 10 | 2,269 |
| England & Wales | Adi / F | 7 | 3,333 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Adi ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Adi; Table_6, C2281 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Adi; Table_6, C2281
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Adi; Table_6, C3343 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Adi; Table_6, C3343
- Monier-Williams, ādi, p. 136,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.