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The first name Diti

A girl’s name from Sanskrit meaning “cutting”, “splitting”, “dividing”.

2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

Sanskrit origin

Diti means “cutting”, “splitting”, “dividing” in Sanskrit.

Borrowed from Sanskrit दिति (diti, “cutting, splitting, dividing”).

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Diti last appeared in the official list in 2011, given to 4 girls.

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4
babies named Diti, 1996–2025
#4,764
rank in 2011
2011
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Diti with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Diti at birth, 1880–2025

In 2018, 5 girls born in the United States were named Diti, the 16,338th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2012, when 7 were.

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12
babies named Diti since 1880
#16,338
rank in 2018
2012
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Diti in other languages

Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

दिति
diti
Hindi

More Sanskrit girls’ names

Questions

What does the name Diti mean?
Diti means “cutting”, “splitting”, “dividing” in Sanskrit.
What is the origin of the name Diti?
Borrowed from Sanskrit दिति (diti, “cutting, splitting, dividing”).
How popular is the name Diti?
In 2011, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Diti, ranking 4,764th.
When was Diti most popular?
2012 in the United States, when 7 babies were named Diti, its highest rank at 13,887th.