The baby name Sunita is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced soo-NEE-tah (IPA: /suːˈniːtɑː/).
Sunita is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Sunita is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced soo-NEE-tah (IPA: /suːˈniːtɑː/).
Sunita is Sanskrit in Origin.
Sunita is a feminine given name from Sanskrit, formed from the prefix su- ‘good, virtuous’ and nīti ‘conduct, ethics, guidance.’ The composite sense is ‘of good conduct,’ ‘well‑guided,’ or ‘polite.’ In classical Sanskrit, sunitā appears as an adjective meaning ‘well‑behaved’ or ‘courteous,’ and in modern Indo‑Aryan languages (Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali) it has been adopted as a popular personal name.
It saw broad use across India and Nepal in the 20th century, and spread globally with South Asian diasporas in East Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and North America. Spelling and phonetic variants include Suneeta, Sunitha (common in South India), and the transliterated Sunitā; shortened forms are Suni, Nita/Neeta. A related masculine form is Sunit. The name carries connotations of kindness, modesty, and ethical strength.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | Girls | 0 | #7 | 5,499 | 13,121 |
| FJ | Girls | 0 | #8 | 2 | 583 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #33 | 3 | 2,021 |
| IN | 0 | #54 | 17 | 2,963 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #62 | 375 | 15,378 |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #79 | 745 | 19,177 |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #91 | 4 | 2,402 |
| JM | 0 | #92 | 2 | 3,714 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #100 | 3 | 3,319 |
| OM | 0 | #100 | 17 | 6,215 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #102 | 355 | 15,987 |
| QA | 0 | #102 | 5 | 7,011 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #103 | 346 | 8,539 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #104 | 686 | 20,968 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #111 | 4 | 5,459 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #118 | 8 | 3,755 |
| KW | 0 | #120 | 2 | 5,216 | |
| MU | 0 | #136 | 2 | 3,613 | |
| PA | 0 | #137 | 2 | 3,797 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| AE | 0 | #156 | 22 | 10,220 | |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2009 | #185 | 2 | 1,388 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #186 | 5 | 4,850 |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #228 | 18 | 6,592 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #228 | 1,151 | 25,931 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #233 | 5 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #237 | 5 | 5,992 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #245 | 5 | 6,293 |
| SG | 0 | #256 | 14 | 11,010 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #287 | 3 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #290 | 5 | 3,687 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| Canada | Girls | 1998 | #300 | 6 | 2,398 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #306 | 7 | 10,560 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #313 | 13 | 7,570 |
| MY | 0 | #314 | 17 | 12,352 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #324 | 6 | 7,429 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #335 | 3 | 6,973 |
| HK | 0 | #349 | 9 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #356 | 4 | 8,829 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #363 | 24 | 8,413 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #365 | 27 | 1,368 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #375 | 16 | 13,098 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #395 | 4 | 8,639 | |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #399 | 22 | 1,885 |
| France | Girls | 2017 | #402 | 3 | 3,248 |
| BH | 0 | #426 | 128 | 17,937 | |
| ZA | 0 | #433 | 15 | 14,421 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #439 | 13 | 7,952 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #457 | 48 | 11,303 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #467 | 120 | 18,916 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #479 | 45 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #509 | 32 | 11,671 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #520 | 4 | 11,913 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #553 | 63 | 16,104 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #570 | 4 | 11,342 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #583 | 35 | 11,648 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #587 | 447 | 24,821 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #628 | 3 | 8,289 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #632 | 76 | 18,093 |
| LB | 0 | #644 | 15 | 13,263 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #647 | 123 | 18,755 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #689 | 9 | 13,071 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #717 | 22 | 3,895 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #742 | 45 | 15,093 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #775 | 229 | 16,750 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #797 | 42 | 4,949 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #834 | 48 | 17,948 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #847 | 109 | 5,933 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #910 | 5 | 8,600 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #933 | 11 | 14,861 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #950 | 34 | 5,561 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #988 | 154 | 25,928 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 7 | 14,742 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,022 | 71 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,051 | 61 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,246 | 9 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 182 | 9,415 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,342 | 273 | 28,008 |
Sunita is popular in 71 countries — most recent births per country:
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