Lita
Lita was the 9835th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1927, when it ranked 698th; the most babies were born in 1960 (135). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,570 places. More babies were named Lita in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,835 girls, down 3,612 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1960135 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,437babies recorded
Lita popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,835 | 10 |
| 2020 | #6,223 | 19 |
| 2010 | #9,027 | 13 |
| 2000 | #4,038 | 31 |
| 1990 | #2,363 | 53 |
| 1980 | #4,646 | 16 |
| 1970 | #2,289 | 34 |
| 1960 | #911 | 135 |
| 1950 | #1,343 | 47 |
| 1940 | #1,392 | 30 |
| 1930 | #826 | 74 |
| 1920 | #1,925 | 21 |
| 1910 | #1,245 | 14 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lita, counting every spelling?
Lita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Lita?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lita (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lita born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lita.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lita?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Lita are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 26 and 69. That makes Lita a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lita by state
How common Lita was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lita: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lita, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lita
How popular is the name Lita?
Lita was the 9835th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1927, when it ranked 698th; the most babies were born in 1960 (135). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,570 places. More babies were named Lita in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Lita a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lita in the US.
Where is Lita most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lita was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).