Ankita
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Ankita is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ankita mean?
Sanskrit
A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Ankita a girl's or a boy's name?
Ankita is a girls' name.
How popular is Ankita in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ankita in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Ankita in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
How popular is Ankita in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 35 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the girls named Ankita in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ankita in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 25 | #5,523 |
| 2006 | 32 | #4,462 |
| 2005 | 26 | #4,954 |
| 2004 | 24 | #5,204 |
| 2003 | 28 | #4,531 |
| 2002 | 25 | #4,763 |
| 2001 | 27 | #4,442 |
| 2000 | 35 | #3,659 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 19 | #5,224 |
| 1996 | 25 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 12 | #6,969 |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
Names like Ankita
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Akshara, Radhika, Anisha, Anvika, Avira, Priya, Divisha, Advika, Varnika, Amrit, Krisha, Anika
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ankita: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ankita, updated 20 October 2026.