Ankita
Feminine · Sanskrit roots · “marked”
Ankita is a Sanskrit name built like a past participle: anka, a mark, turned into 'marked.' Its -ita looks like the Spanish diminutive in Anita and Juanita, but it is a different piece entirely, the Sanskrit ending that turns a verb into something done.
How old is the name Ankita?
Ankita first appears in US birth records in 1986 — 39 years ago. The typical Ankita alive today was born around 2003, making them about 22 years old. About 500 people named Ankita are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Ankita most popular?
Ankita peaked in 2000, reaching #3664 nationally. See the whole 2000 chart.
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Where it comes from
From anka (Sanskrit, 'mark') to Ankita
The story of Ankita
Sanskrit forms many girls' names from past participles ending in -ita: Ankita, Arpita, 'offered,' Sanchita, 'gathered,' Smita, 'smiling.' The root word, anka, is still in daily use in Hindi as ank, which means a numeral, a mark or score in an examination, and a numbered issue of a magazine. Ankita traveled with Indian families to the United States alongside its masculine partner, Ankit.
Meaning
marked, distinguished (Sanskrit)
From Sanskrit ankita, the past participle of a verb meaning 'to mark, to count,' so 'marked' or 'signed.' It is the feminine of the boys' name Ankit.
How the name formed
- ankaSanskrit, 'mark'
- ankitaSanskrit, 'marked'
- Ankita
Pronouncing Ankita
UNG-kih-tah
Three syllables, stress on the first; the first vowel is the short u of sun, not the a of cat.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1986
- Most girls named
- 200035 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3664reached in 2000
- Change vs 2018
- −16.7%5 in 2019, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Ankitas among us
people named Ankita are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Ankita sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- A clear Sanskrit meaning, with a matching boys' form in Ankit.
- Spelled as it sounds once the first vowel is known.
- Used across India's languages, so it travels well among Indian families.
- American readers usually say ANN-kih-tuh, with the a of cat, so the family will need to give the first vowel.
- Outside Indian communities it is rare in the United States and will need spelling out the first time.
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Frequently asked
- How many Ankitas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Ankita are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Ankita in 2025?
- Ankita is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Ankita with classmates?
- Ankita will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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