Gita

Where Gita comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit गीता (gītā, “song”), sometimes in reference to Bhagavad Gita.
— Wiktionary's entry for Gita
  • Sanskrit
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1942
    First appearance
    #4,622 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1970
    Peak, #2,938
    23 babies named Gita — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1971
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #4,810.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Sanskrit, used in India.
Namesakes

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