Recorded 1959–1981 Girls' name Peak 1973 41 births

Colita — girls' name

41 babies named Colita in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s121970s161980s8
1970s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Colita was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

11 babies were named Colita in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Colita

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Colita between 1959 and 1981, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Colita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Colita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Colita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Colita 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 41 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.

Colita at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

41

Since 1959

23 years of records

Peak year

1973

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1959

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1981

Colita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1959

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1973)
11
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4681012 198119731970196619651959 5

Colita by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
16 births that decade — 39% of Colita's all-time total
1950s51960s121970s161980s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Colita?
41 babies have been named Colita since 1959. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1973 with 11 births.
When was Colita most popular?
Colita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Colita been used?
Colita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 23 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Colita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Colleen, Colette, Coleen, Collins, 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, 1959–1981 (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.