Given name & surname
Sitara
“of the morning star”
Sitara is used as a given name and a surname. One Indian interpretation is “of the morning star.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “of the morning star.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sitara through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 805
- 0 boys · 805 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 78 babies
- 2025
- 78
- #2,351 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +58%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 78 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,351 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 58.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (20). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 693 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sitara’s family of names
In English usage, Sitara shares an earlier linguistic root with AKHTAR. Sitara has a related form in Sitaara. Sitara has a related form in Sitarah.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Sitara
- Sitara AchakzaiAfghan women's rights activist (1957–2009)
- Sitara DeviIndian dancer (1920-2014)
- Sitara Brooj AkbarPakistani studentborn 2000
- Sitara HewittCanadian actressborn 1981
- Sitara ShahBritish actressborn 1991
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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