Recorded 1916–2011 Girls' name Peak 1956 1,376 births

Annita — girls' name

1,376 babies named Annita in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s171920s651930s1181940s2711950s3261960s2601970s1621980s751990s372000s372010s8
1950s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Annita was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

40 babies were named Annita in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Annita

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,376 babies named Annita between 1916 and 2011, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Annita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Annita performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 326 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Annita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Annita in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Annita 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 1,376 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.

Annita at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

1,376

Since 1916

96 years of records

Peak year

1956

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1916

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 2011

Annita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1916

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1956)
40
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
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Annita by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
326 births that decade — 24% of Annita's all-time total
1910s171920s651930s1181940s2711950s3261960s2601970s1621980s751990s372000s372010s8

Annita by state

Where Annita concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Annita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
41 3.0%
#2 California
6 0.4%
#3 Tennessee
6 0.4%
#4 Arkansas
5 0.4%
#5 Illinois
5 0.4%
#6 Indiana
5 0.4%
#7 New York
5 0.4%
#8 Ohio
5 0.4%
Texas share of Annita's total US births 3.0%
Even split

41 of 1,376 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Annita appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Annita?
1,376 babies have been named Annita since 1916. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1956 with 40 births.
When was Annita most popular?
Annita was most popular in the 1950s decade with 326 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
Where is Annita most popular?
The top states for the name Annita are Texas (41 births), California (6 births), Tennessee (6 births).
How long has the name Annita been used?
Annita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 96 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Annita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anna, Ann, Annie, Anne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1916–2011 (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.