Recorded 1980–2000 Girls' name Peak 1980 15 births

Gitana — girls' name

15 babies named Gitana in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s52000s5
1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Gitana was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

5 babies were named Gitana in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gitana

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Gitana between 1980 and 2000, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gitana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gitana performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gitana shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gitana 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 15 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.

Gitana at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

15

Since 1980

21 years of records

Peak year

1980

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1980

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2000

Gitana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1980

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1980)
5
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
5 200019981980 5

Gitana by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
5 births that decade — 33% of Gitana's all-time total
1980s51990s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gitana?
15 babies have been named Gitana since 1980. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1980 with 5 births.
When was Gitana most popular?
Gitana was most popular in the 1980s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Gitana been used?
Gitana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 21 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Gitana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gitty, Gittel, Gita, Gitel, 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, 1980–2000 (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.