Recorded 1938–1964 Girls' name Peak 1939 48 births

Movita — girls' name

48 babies named Movita in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1939. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s221940s81960s18
1930s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Movita was born in this single decade.

1939
Single peak year

12 babies were named Movita in 1939 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Movita

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Movita between 1938 and 1964, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Movita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1939, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Movita performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Movita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Movita 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 48 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.

Movita at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

48

Since 1938

27 years of records

Peak year

1939

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1938

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1964

Movita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1938

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1939)
12
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
468101214 196419631962194019391938 10

Movita by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
22 births that decade — 46% of Movita's all-time total
1930s221940s81960s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Movita?
48 babies have been named Movita since 1938. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1939 with 12 births.
When was Movita most popular?
Movita was most popular in the 1930s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1939.
How long has the name Movita been used?
Movita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 27 years of data through 1964.

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, 1938–1964 (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.