Recorded 1954–1993 Girls' name Peak 1959 123 births

Anitha — girls' name

123 babies named Anitha in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s241960s211970s311980s301990s17

The verdict

123 girls have been named Anitha since 1954, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1993.

123
total births
1954–1993
years on record
1970s
peak decade
25%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Anitha was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

8 babies were named Anitha in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anitha

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Anitha between 1954 and 1993, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anitha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anitha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Anitha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anitha 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 123 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.

Anitha at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

123

Since 1954

40 years of records

Peak year

1959

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1954

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1993

Anitha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1954

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1959)
8
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
456789 19931989198419771971196119581954 6

Anitha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
31 births that decade — 25% of Anitha's all-time total
1950s241960s211970s311980s301990s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anitha?
123 babies have been named Anitha since 1954. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1959 with 8 births.
When was Anitha most popular?
Anitha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Anitha been used?
Anitha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 40 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Anitha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anita, Aniyah, Aniya, Anika, and 4 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, 1954–1993 (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.