| Charvi | Ishita | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | beautiful, lovely | Mastery, supremacy |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | CHAR-vee | ih-SHEE-tuh |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2016 (31) | 2010 (39) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Charvi | Ishita |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 87 | 79 |
| 2010s | 208 | 226 |
| 2000s | 70 | 281 |
| 1990s | 0 | 19 |
| 1980s | 0 | 5 |
From Sanskrit charvi (चार्वी), feminine of charu (चारु) 'beautiful, lovely, pleasing to behold'. Well established.
From the Sanskrit ईशिता (īśitā), 'superiority, supremacy, lordship' — one of the eight siddhis (mystic powers) in yogic tradition. Commonly rendered 'one who desires to rule' or 'preeminent'.
Charvi and Ishita are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Charvi means beautiful, lovely (sanskrit origin), while Ishita means Mastery, supremacy (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Charvi first appears in 0 and Ishita in 0, so Charvi has the longer recorded history.