Sirita
A feminine name of Sanskrit origin meaning "ever prosperous".
Name Census estimates that about 24 living Americans carry the first name Sirita. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Sirita today is around 51 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Sirita births was 1972 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Sirita. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Sirita. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
24
~ 1 in 14,281,431 Americans
Peak year
1972
7 babies that year
Average age
51
years old
1982 SSA rank
#12,052
Tracked since 1969
Popularity
Sirita: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Sirita from the 1960s through to the 1980s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 12 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sirita by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Sirita during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Sirita
The name Sirita originated from the Sanskrit language, which is an ancient Indo-Aryan language that dates back to the 2nd millennium BCE in the Indian subcontinent. Sirita is derived from the Sanskrit word "siri," which means "prosperity" or "auspiciousness." This name was commonly used in ancient Hindu culture and has been mentioned in several sacred texts and scriptures.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Sirita can be found in the ancient Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. In this epic, Sirita was the name of a warrior who fought alongside the Pandavas during the great battle of Kurukshetra. The Mahabharata is believed to have been composed between the 8th and 4th centuries BCE.
In the 6th century CE, there was a famous Hindu philosopher and scholar named Sirita Acharya, who made significant contributions to the fields of logic, epistemology, and metaphysics. He was known for his work on the Nyaya school of Indian philosophy and wrote several treatises on the subject.
During the reign of the Chola Empire in South India, which lasted from the 9th to the 13th century CE, there was a notable poet and scholar named Sirita Devi. She was renowned for her poetic works and her expertise in the Tamil language and literature.
In the 16th century, there was a renowned Sanskrit scholar and poet named Sirita Mishra, who hailed from the Indian state of Odisha. He was known for his works on grammar, poetry, and Hindu philosophy, and his writings were widely studied and appreciated during his time.
Another notable figure with the name Sirita was Sirita Babu, a Bengali social reformer and educator who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was an advocate for women's education and played a crucial role in establishing several schools and institutions for girls in Bengal.
People
Sirita + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Sirita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Sirita: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sirita?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 24 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Sirita going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 14,281,431 US residents.
Is Sirita a common name?
We classify Sirita as "Very Rare". It ranks above 43% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 27 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Sirita most popular?
The single biggest year for Sirita was 1972, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Sirita is about 51 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Sirita in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Sirita a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Sirita in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Sirita still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Sirita in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Sirita can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people share the name Sirita?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.