Shital
Sheetal is a Hindi given name, which means "cool, cold". It is also romanized as Shital.
Meaning & Origin of Shital
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sheetal is a Hindi given name, which means "cool, cold". It is also romanized as Shital.
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The Story of Shital
Shital first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1972, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 15 Shitals were born — ranking #4,425 that year. As of 2026, Shital ranks #11,798 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 135 Shitals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Shital
Phonetically similar names — useful when Shital is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Shuttle
- Shittle
- Shuttles
- Shadle
- Shuttled
- Chital
- Subtle
- Suttle
- Shutting
- Chattel
- Tuttle
- Ruttle
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Shital
Shital is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 135 births in the dataset. Shital's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #4,425. Use the chart and map above to compare Shital'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 .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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