MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Jitu mean?
Jitu is an affectionate form in the Jit group of names. Names such as Jitendra draw on Sanskrit jita, conquered, so the short form keeps a connection with victory.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
जीतू
Conventional spelling
Odia
ଜିତୁ
Conventional spelling
Bengali
জিতু
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
जितु
Letter-by-letter: jitu
4,727 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Jitu in Indian usage
14,778 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (90%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,477 records (10%).
- Recorded as male: 13,301 records (90%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 313 |
| 1950s | 569 |
| 1960s | 901 |
| 1970s | 1,347 |
| 1980s | 4,340 |
| 1990s | 7,075 |
| Other decades | 233 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Odisha | 3,682 |
| Kerala | 3,548 |
| Jharkhand | 2,713 |
| Assam | 2,093 |
| Bihar | 1,892 |
| Rajasthan | 353 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 236 |
| Tripura | 114 |
| Other states | 147 |
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.
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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