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Smita

100% girls · last recorded 1999

Smita has been given to about 134 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1981, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 129
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Smita per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1981 · 16
  • Born in 20250
  • All time134

How popular is Smita?

Its best year was 1981, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 4708th. The typical living American called Smita is about 43 years old today.

Names that sound like Smita

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rita0.70
  2. Nita0.70
  3. Sarita0.70
  4. Vita0.70
  5. Lita0.70
  6. Anita0.65
  7. Samira0.64
  8. Krista0.62

Middle names for Smita

Ranked by flow score
  1. Smita Josephine0.84
  2. Smita Rose0.83
  3. Smita Louise0.83
  4. Smita June0.82
  5. Smita Pearl0.82
  6. Smita Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Smita

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jamieeither · 0.55
  2. Jeremybrother · 0.54
  3. Aprilsister · 0.53
  4. Adambrother · 0.53
  5. Jaimeeither · 0.52
  6. Amandasister · 0.52

Where Smita is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Smita White0.78
    2. Smita Reyes0.78
    3. Smita Nguyen0.78
    4. Smita Moore0.78
    5. Smita Lee0.78
    6. Smita Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Smita

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.