Total births
482
Girls' name · since 1960
Sita
482 babies named Sita in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8531
- among girls today
- 482
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 52%
- more common than other girls
Sita currently ranks #8531 among girls' names in America, with 482 babies recorded since 1960.
Sita has 482 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8531 as of the latest data, more common than 52% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #8531 among girls today
- 482 born since 1960
- 1980s peak decade
- 52% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Sita is currently the #8531 girls' name in America, more common than 52% of girls - 482 born since 1960, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8531
- among girls today
- 482
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 52%
- more common than other girls
Sita vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8531
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 52% of names given to girls today.
1980s
Peak decade
19% of everyone ever named Sita was born in this single decade.
1980
Single peak year
17 babies were named Sita in 1980 - its busiest year on record.
How Sita compares
482 Top 45% higher than 55% of 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sita's all-time total is 26% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sita | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 482 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 48 | 19,840 |
Sita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sita's full recorded timeline at 1993, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sita at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1980
Current rank
#8,531
Active since
1960
Sita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Sita by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Sita's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Sita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s
1970s
90 births
- 1980s
1980s
91 births
- 1990s
1990s
68 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
63 births
- 2020s
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 91 births (19% of all-time use).
Sita by state
Where Sita concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 1.5% |
California share of Sita's total US births 1.5%
7 of 482 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sita? ▼
Sita has been given to 482 babies in the U.S. since 1960, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #8531 as of the latest data. 17 babies were born in 1980, its single highest year.
When was Sita most popular? ▼
Sita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Sita most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Sita are California (7 births).
How long has the name Sita been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Sita since 1960 -- 66 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Sita? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sitara, Sitlali, Sitlaly, Sithara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Sita's data
- Sita's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (91 total births) through the 2020s (62) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sitas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sita
Nearby Names Like Sita
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sita
Sitara Girl
#2712 805 births
Sitlali Girl
139 births
Sitlaly Girl
121 births
Sithara Girl
#5790 102 births
Sitora Girl
12 births
Compare Sita side by side: Sita vs Sitara Sita vs Sitlali Sita vs Sitlaly
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1960–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sita: #8531 Girls' Name - 482 Births, Peak 1980." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sita. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sita draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.