Total births
140
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.
- 140
- total births
- 1933–1974
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that 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.
- 140 total births
- 1933–1974 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 48% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
140 girls have been named Alnita since 1933, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1974.
- 140
- total births
- 1933–1974
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
48% of everyone ever named Alnita was born in this single decade.
1971
Single peak year
36 babies were named Alnita in 1971 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1974Peak year
1971
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1933
Alnita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1974
- Peak year (1971)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Alnita by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
40 births
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s
1970s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 67 births (48% of all-time use).
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 last appearance in the data was 1974. 36 babies were born in 1971, its single highest year.
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.
Keep exploring Alnita
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Alneisha Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Alnita: Baby Name Since 1933 - 140 Births, Peak 1971." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/alnita. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.