Girls' name · since 1888
Lita
4,437 babies named Lita in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,783 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,477 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,437
- born since 1888
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lita is the #9477 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,437 recorded since 1888.
Lita has 4,437 recorded births among girls since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9477 as of the latest data, more common than 45% of girls, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #2,783 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,477 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,437 born since 1888
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lita ranks #2,783 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,477 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,437 born since 1888, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,783 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,477 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,437
- born since 1888
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lita's 4,437 recorded births place it above 96.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lita compares
4,437 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Lita's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lita | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,437 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 135 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lita splits its recorded history at 1963: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1889 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 135 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (1960)
- 135
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Lita by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (779 births, 18% of the file).
1950s was Lita's strongest decade.
779 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Lita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 45
1900s
45 births
- 1910s 162
1910s
162 births
- 1920s
1920s
439 births
- 1930s
1930s
555 births
- 1940s
1940s
331 births
- 1950s
1950s
779 births
- 1960s
1960s
674 births
- 1970s 238
1970s
238 births
- 1980s 206
1980s
206 births
- 1990s 257
1990s
257 births
- 2000s
2000s
427 births
- 2010s 200
2010s
200 births
- 2020s 108
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 779 births (18% of all-time use).
How Lita 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 Lita's total volume
Lita by state
Where Lita concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 394 | 8.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 262 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 120 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 106 | 2.4% |
| #5 | New Mexico | | 87 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 65 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 34 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 20 | 0.5% |
394 of 4,437 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Lita appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lita's data
- Lita's decade-level peak was the 1950s (779 total births); usage has since declined to 108 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Litas (394 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Lita 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.