Harshita: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Harshita – Meaning: joyful, delighted – Origin: Sanskrit – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: har-SHEE-tah


Harshita is a Sanskrit girl's name meaning “joyful, delighted”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Harshita

Meaning: Joyful, delighted.

Origin: Sanskrit.

A common claim: Harshita means 'God's gift of joy' or 'divine joy given by God' Actually: The Sanskrit root 'harsha' simply means 'joy/happiness' — there's no 'given by God' element in the word itself; that framing looks added to fit a themed list.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Harshita

Phonetic: har-SHEE-tah   IPA: /hɑːrˈʃiːtə/

Popularity of Harshita

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1999–2022.

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