MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Harshita mean?
Harshita is the feminine form of Sanskrit harshita, gladdened or delighted. The word derives from harsh, joy, and describes the experience of being made happy. The Sanskrit word can also denote joy itself as a noun.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
हर्षिता
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Harshita in Indian usage
9,656 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (98.2%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 9,481 records (98.2%).
- Recorded as male: 175 records (1.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,164 |
| 1990s | 7,125 |
| Other decades | 367 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 2,866 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,807 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,832 |
| Delhi | 682 |
| Bihar | 490 |
| Uttarakhand | 365 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 192 |
| Jharkhand | 161 |
| Haryana | 135 |
| Other states | 126 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Harshita / F | 3 | 5,927 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Harshita; Table_6, C6546 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Harshita; Table_6, C6546
- Monier-Williams, harṣita, p. 1292,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.