Girls' name · since 1900
Ita
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 660 babies named Ita, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,904 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,112 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 660
- born since 1900
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ita is the #5112 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 660 recorded since 1900.
Social Security Administration records show Ita recorded 660 times among girls since 1900, holding rank #5112 nationally today, ahead of 70% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #9,904 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,112 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 660 born since 1900
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ita ranks #9,904 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,112 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 660 born since 1900, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,904 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,112 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 660
- born since 1900
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ita's 660 recorded births place it above 86.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ita compares
660 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Ita's all-time total is 76% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ita | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 660 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ita's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1900, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Ita by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (161 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Ita's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Ita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 26
1900s
26 births
- 1910s 27
1910s
27 births
- 1920s 49
1920s
49 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 51
1980s
51 births
- 1990s 45
1990s
45 births
- 2000s
2000s
101 births
- 2010s
2010s
161 births
- 2020s
2020s
112 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 161 births (24% of all-time use).
How Ita 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 Ita's total volume
Ita by state
Where Ita concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 154 | 23.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 66 | 10.0% |
154 of 660 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ita's data
- Ita's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (161 total births) through the 2020s (112) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Itas (154 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 Ita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Ita 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.