Nita
Nita was the 12827th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 432nd; the most babies were born in 1956 (403). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,016 places. More babies were named Nita in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,827 girls, down 1,959 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1956403 babies
- Total since 1880
- 14,268babies recorded
Nita popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,827 | 7 |
| 2020 | #10,868 | 9 |
| 2010 | #14,571 | 7 |
| 2000 | #6,152 | 18 |
| 1990 | #5,219 | 18 |
| 1980 | #2,089 | 50 |
| 1970 | #1,104 | 107 |
| 1960 | #556 | 310 |
| 1950 | #524 | 246 |
| 1940 | #520 | 174 |
| 1930 | #508 | 174 |
| 1920 | #656 | 122 |
| 1910 | #600 | 49 |
| 1900 | #669 | 29 |
| 1890 | #594 | 20 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nita, counting every spelling?
Nita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Nita?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nita (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nita 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 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nita.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nita?
About 7,800 people born in the US named Nita are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 60 and 75. That makes Nita a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nita: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nita, they share its era and feel.
Nita is also a nickname for Anita and Juanita.
Questions about the name Nita
How popular is the name Nita?
Nita was the 12827th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 432nd; the most babies were born in 1956 (403). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,016 places. More babies were named Nita in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Nita a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nita in the US.