Girls' name · since 1942
Gita
508 babies named Gita in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,727 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,075 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 508
- born since 1942
- 1970s
- peak decade
Gita currently ranks #12075 among girls' names in America, with 508 babies recorded since 1942.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gita has been recorded 508 times among girls since 1942, currently ranked #12075 nationally and more common than 30% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2025.
- #11,727 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,075 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 508 born since 1942
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gita ranks #11,727 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,075 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 508 born since 1942, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,727 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,075 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 508
- born since 1942
- 1970s
- peak decade
Gita's 508 recorded births place it above 83.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Gita compares
508 Top 45% higher than 55% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gita's all-time total is 35% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gita | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 508 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Gita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gita's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1942, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Gita by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (106 births, 21% of the file).
1970s was Gita's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Gita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 41
1950s
41 births
- 1960s
1960s
99 births
- 1970s
1970s
106 births
- 1980s
1980s
73 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 106 births (21% of all-time use).
How Gita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Gita's total volume
Gita by state
Where Gita concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 21 | 4.1% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 2.2% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.0% |
21 of 508 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Gita's data
- Gita's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (106 total births) through the 2020s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Gitas (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~83 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1942–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Gita 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 August 2026.