Sunita
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Sunita is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sunita mean?
Sanskrit
A female given name from Sanskrit of Hindi and Sanskrit origin, meaning: reliable one, one of good character, one with good morals, good behaviour, a daughter of Dharma or goddess of divine bliss.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Sunita a girl's or a boy's name?
Sunita is a girls' name.
How popular is Sunita in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Sunita in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2001. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Sunita in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,520 |
How popular is Sunita in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1983, with 28 girls. It first appears in the records in 1963.
Half of all the girls named Sunita in the US since 1880 were born between 1975 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sunita in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 19 | #4,992 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 22 | #4,375 |
| 1989 | 17 | #5,043 |
| 1988 | 18 | #4,648 |
| 1987 | 16 | #4,853 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1984 | 21 | #3,725 |
| 1983 | 28 | #2,974 |
| 1982 | 17 | #4,346 |
| 1981 | 20 | #3,858 |
| 1980 | 21 | #3,718 |
| 1979 | 19 | #3,902 |
| 1978 | 16 | #4,242 |
| 1977 | 16 | #4,234 |
| 1976 | 15 | #4,152 |
| 1975 | 23 | #3,052 |
| 1974 | 18 | #3,558 |
| 1973 | 14 | #4,154 |
| 1972 | 17 | #3,543 |
| 1971 | 19 | #3,373 |
| 1970 | 13 | #4,245 |
| 1969 | 13 | #3,957 |
| 1968 | 18 | #3,056 |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
Names like Sunita
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Radhika Divisha Saanvika Anisha Priya Krisha Akshara Varnika Shreeja Viha Kridha Vihana
Names related to Sunita
More Sanskrit names
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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, “Sunita: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sunita, updated 20 October 2026.