How Many People Are Named Sita?
people named Sita are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 730,309 people in the US has this name
Based on 482 babies named Sita in Social Security records from 1960 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
17 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "furrow" in Sanskrit. Sita is the name of the Hindu goddess of the harvest in the 'Rigveda'. This is also the name of the wife of Rama (and an avatar of Lakshmi) in the Hindu epic the 'Ramayana'. In this story Sita is rescued by her husband from the demon king Ravana.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Sita in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sita alive today is about 29 years old, and 52% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 45 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sita first appears in the records in 1960 and was given most often in 1980, to 17 babies. In 2025, 8 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1960 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Sita has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #4,486, in 1980. In 2025 it ranked #11,791.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,791 |
| Best rank | #4,486 (1980) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #7,101 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Sita alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Sita were born in California than in any other state: about 7 of those alive today.
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