Recorded 1933–1974 Girls' name Peak 1971 140 births

Alnita — girls' name

140 babies named Alnita in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s61950s401960s221970s67
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.

What the Data Says About Alnita

The Social Security Administration has registered 140 babies named Alnita between 1933 and 1974, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alnita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alnita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Alnita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alnita in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 140 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alnita at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

140

Since 1933

42 years of records

Peak year

1971

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1933

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1974

Alnita popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1971)
36
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
010203040 1974197119641959195519511933 5

Alnita by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
67 births that decade — 48% of Alnita's all-time total
1930s51940s61950s401960s221970s67

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alnita?
140 babies have been named Alnita since 1933. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1971 with 36 births.
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?
Alnita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 42 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1933–1974 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.