Datia
Datia is a city and the headquarters of the Datia District of Gwalior Chambal region in north Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Datia is famous for Pitambara Peeth, a shakti pilgrimage site. It is an ancient town, mentioned in the Mahabharata and ruled by King Dantavakra. The city is 78 km from Gwalior, 31 km from Jhansi, 441 km south of New Delhi, and 360 km north of Bhopal.
Meaning & Origin of Datia
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Datia is a city and the headquarters of the Datia District of Gwalior Chambal region in north Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Datia is famous for Pitambara Peeth, a shakti pilgrimage site. It is an ancient town, mentioned in the Mahabharata and ruled by King Dantavakra. The city is 78 km from Gwalior, 31 km from Jhansi, 441 km south of New Delhi, and 360 km north of Bhopal.
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Origin & history
The Story of Datia
Datia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1991, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 5 Datias were born — ranking #13,147 that year. As of 2026, Datia ranks #13,147 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Datias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Datia
Datia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Datia's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #13,147. Use the chart and map above to compare Datia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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