Girls' name · since 1881
Nita
14,268 babies named Nita in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,327 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,954 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,268
- born since 1881
- 1950s
- peak decade
14,268 babies have been named Nita since 1881, making it today's #11954 girls' name.
Nita has 14,268 recorded births among girls since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11954 as of the latest data, more common than 31% 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 1881 to 2025.
- #1,327 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,954 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,268 born since 1881
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nita ranks #1,327 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,954 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,268 born since 1881, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,327 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,954 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,268
- born since 1881
- 1950s
- peak decade
Nita's 14,268 recorded births place it above 98.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Nita compares
14,268 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Nita's all-time total is 38x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nita | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,268 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 403 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nita's full recorded timeline at 1953, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 403 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1956)
- 403
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Nita by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (3,451 births, 24% of the file).
1950s was Nita's strongest decade.
3,451 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Nita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 95
1880s
95 births
- 1890s 279
1890s
279 births
- 1900s 344
1900s
344 births
- 1910s 838
1910s
838 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,483 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,728 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,377 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,451 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,034 births
- 1970s 764
1970s
764 births
- 1980s 347
1980s
347 births
- 1990s 200
1990s
200 births
- 2000s 158
2000s
158 births
- 2010s 119
2010s
119 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 3,451 births (24% of all-time use).
How Nita 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 Nita's total volume
Nita by state
Where Nita concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,111 | 14.8% |
| #2 | California | | 701 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 661 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 655 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 408 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 386 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 372 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 371 | 2.6% |
2,111 of 14,268 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Nita appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nita's data
- Nita's decade-level peak was the 1950s (3,451 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Nitas (2,111 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Nita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Nita 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.