Entry № 1146 · Sanskrit origin

Sita Sita — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ SEE-tah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Furrow; the goddess of agriculture"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "furrow; the goddess of agriculture".

Sita (सीता) is a Sanskrit name meaning "furrow" — referring to the furrows of a ploughed field. In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Sita is the consort of Rama, found as a baby in a furrow by King Janaka while he was ploughing. She is considered an incarnation of the goddess Lakshmi.

Sita is one of the most revered names in Hindu tradition — embodying loyalty, purity, and devotion. The Ramayana is performed annually across India, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Hindu diaspora.

Furrow. The goddess of agriculture. The Ramayana's heroine.

The name in its native script.

सीता
Transliteration
Sītā
Pronunciation
/ ˈsiː.tə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Sita stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Sita · last year
247 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Sitas before her.

Real people
Sita Devi of Kapurthala
Indian princess and style icon of the 1930s.
1915 – 2002
In fiction
Sita
Wife of Rama in the Hindu epic Ramayana.
Ancient Hindu text

Names connected to Sita.

The number behind Sita.

7

The Seeker

Sita reduces to seven — the number of rooted devotion.

Why families chose this name.

"Sita's devotion. Sita's strength. We named our daughter for the epic's heroine."
Priya · Mother of one · Varanasi