Girls' name · since 1933

Alnita

Since 1933, U.S. Social Security records show 140 babies named Alnita, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#23,454 of 72,339
all-time among girls
140
born since 1933
1970s
peak decade

Alnita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 140 have been recorded since 1933.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alnita has been recorded 140 times among girls since 1933, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 1974.

  • #23,454 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 140 born since 1933
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alnita ranks #23,454 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 140 born since 1933, peaking in the 1970s.

#23,454 of 72,339
all-time among girls
140
born since 1933
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Alnita's 140 recorded births place it above 67.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Alnita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Alnita's full recorded timeline at 1961, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1933, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Alnita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1974

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1971)
36
Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
010203040 1933195319561961196619721974 5

Alnita by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (67 births, 48% of the file).

1970s was Alnita's strongest decade.

67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Alnita births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 67 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alnita? ▼
Alnita has been given to 140 babies in the U.S. since 1933, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #23,454 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1974. 36 babies were born in 1971, its single highest year.
Where does Alnita sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alnita ranks #23,454 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Alnita most popular? ▼
Alnita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Alnita been used? ▼
Records for Alnita go back to 1933, giving 42 years of history through 1974.
What names are similar to Alnita? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alnisa, Alna, Alnisha, Alnora, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Alnita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1933–1974 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alnita draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.