Nishitha
The Niśītha Sūtra is a Jaina Śvetāmbara canonical text in Prakrit. This text is one of the six Chedasūtras. The text consists of twenty chapters. It prescribes some rules pertaining to monastic life. Punishments for various transgressions are also prescribed in it. Certain exceptions to the general rules also find place therein.
Meaning & Origin of Nishitha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Niśītha Sūtra is a Jaina Śvetāmbara canonical text in Prakrit. This text is one of the six Chedasūtras. The text consists of twenty chapters. It prescribes some rules pertaining to monastic life. Punishments for various transgressions are also prescribed in it. Certain exceptions to the general rules also find place therein.
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The Story of Nishitha
Nishitha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2000, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 7 Nishithas were born — ranking #12,761 that year. As of 2026, Nishitha ranks #15,244 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 27 Nishithas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nishitha
Nishitha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 27 births in the dataset. Nishitha's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #12,761. Use the chart and map above to compare Nishitha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- 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 .
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