Sita
Sita is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hinduism, Hindi, Nepali.
- Hinduism
- Hindi
- Nepali
Meaning & Origin of Sita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sita is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hinduism, Hindi, Nepali.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hinduism
- Hindi
- Nepali
The Story of Sita
American parents first put Sita on the record books as a baby girl name in 1960, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 17 Sitas were born — ranking #4,327 that year. As of 2026, Sita ranks #8,585 for baby girls with 11 births, holding steady (-1%). All told, over 496 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Sita
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Sita. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Sita
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About the name Sita
Sita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 496 births in the dataset. Sita's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #4,327. Use the chart and map above to compare Sita'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.