Banita — girls' name

What the Data Says About Banita

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Banita between 1952 and 1993, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Banita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Banita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Banita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Banita 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 96 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.