The baby name Chitt is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /tʃɪt/ (chit).
The baby name Chitt is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /tʃɪt/ (chit).
Chitt is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Chitt is a South Asian given name rooted in Sanskrit citta (चित्त) and Pali citta, “mind, consciousness, heart,” a key idea in Hindu and Buddhist thought; it evokes clarity, awareness, and inner presence.
Used as a short standalone name or as the first element in compounds, it appears in eastern India - Bengal, Assam, Odisha - and among the diaspora since at least the early modern period, encouraged by devotional and philosophical literature. Spelling reflects transliteration: Chitt (double t) mirrors citta, while Chit, Chitta, and Citta are all encountered. Related compounds include Chittaranjan (“joy of the mind”), Chittaprasad (“grace of the heart-mind”), and Chittesh/Chitendra (“lord of the mind”); it also shares the Indo-Aryan root cit with names like Chaitanya. The shorter Thai and Burmese form Chit is common; in Burmese usage it additionally means “love.” The name is typically masculine but can be unisex.
Chitt is vanishingly rare. We hold just 20 recorded uses of it, from 12 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Chitt is popular in 12 countries — most recent births per country:
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