Zita
Zita was the 7130th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 685th; the most babies were born in 1922 (69). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,798 places. More babies were named Zita in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,130 girls, up 835 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192269 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,977babies recorded
Zita popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,130 | 16 |
| 2020 | #7,965 | 14 |
| 2010 | #14,945 | 7 |
| 2000 | #7,579 | 14 |
| 1990 | #7,877 | 11 |
| 1980 | #8,177 | 8 |
| 1970 | #3,434 | 19 |
| 1960 | #2,368 | 26 |
| 1950 | #2,052 | 23 |
| 1940 | #1,681 | 23 |
| 1930 | #1,030 | 52 |
| 1920 | #1,102 | 47 |
| 1910 | #1,420 | 12 |
| 1900 | #859 | 20 |
| 1890 | #1,208 | 7 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zita, counting every spelling?
Zita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Zita?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zita (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zita 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 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zita.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zita?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Zita are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 26 and 72. That makes Zita 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zita: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zita, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zita
How popular is the name Zita?
Zita was the 7130th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 685th; the most babies were born in 1922 (69). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,798 places. More babies were named Zita in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Zita a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zita in the US.