The story behind Siddhartha
Borrowed from Sanskrit सिद्धार्थ (siddhārtha, “one who has accomplished an aim or object, successful, prosperous”), from सिद्ध (siddha, “achievement”) + अर्थ (artha, “meaning, purpose”).
Pronunciation
General-American: /sɪˈdɑɹtə/
Regional pronunciation variants
- General-American, spelling pronunciation: /sɪˈdɑɹθə/
- Received-Pronunciation: /sɪˈdɑːtə/
- Received-Pronunciation, spelling pronunciation: /sɪˈdɑːθə/
Popularity
Siddhartha ranked #7600 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Siddhartha
Sabhyatā
Borrowed from Sanskrit सभ्यता (sabhyatā). By surface analysis, सभ्य (sabhya, “polite, civilized”) + -ता (-tā, “state of”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Śakuntlā
Borrowed from Sanskrit शकुन्तला (śakuntalā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sāmarthya
Borrowed from Sanskrit सामर्थ्य (sāmarthya).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sambhāvnā
Borrowed from Sanskrit सम्भावना (sambhāvanā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sānnidhya
Borrowed from Sanskrit सान्निध्य (sānnidhya).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Śarmiṣṭhā
Borrowed from Sanskrit शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Siddhartha
Bāhubalī
Borrowed from Sanskrit बाहुबली (bāhubalī).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Baljeet
From Punjabi ਬਲਜੀਤ (baljīt) or Hindi बलजीत (baljīt), a compound of बल (bal, “strength, power, might”) + जीत (jīt, “victory”), from Sanskrit बल॑ (bála) and जित (jitá).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Balrām
Borrowed from Sanskrit बलराम (balarāma).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Siddhartha
Abhijñān
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभिज्ञान (abhijñāna, “recognition”). By surface analysis, अभि- (abhi-) + ज्ञान (jñān).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abhimanyu
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिमन्यु (abhimanyu).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abhyuday
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभ्युदय (abhyudaya).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length