Total births
24
Girls' name · since 1960
Dita
24 babies named Dita in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 24
- total births
- 1960–1973
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
24 girls have been named Dita since 1960, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dita has 24 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 1973.
- 24 total births
- 1960–1973 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 58% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
24 girls have been named Dita since 1960, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1973.
- 24
- total births
- 1960–1973
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 58%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Dita was born in this single decade.
1972
Single peak year
9 babies were named Dita in 1972 - its busiest year on record.
Dita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dita splits its recorded history at 1972: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dita at a glance
Last recorded 1973Peak year
1972
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1960
Dita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1973
- Peak year (1972)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Dita by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Dita's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Dita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 14 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Dita? ▼
24 babies have been named Dita since 1960. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1972 with 9 births.
When was Dita most popular? ▼
Dita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Dita been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Dita since 1960 -- 14 years through the most recent 1973 data.
What names are similar to Dita? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ditya, Diti, Ditza. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1960–1973 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Dita: Baby Name Since 1960 - 24 Births, Peak 1972." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/dita. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dita draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.