Recorded 1917–1940 Girls' name Peak 1925 88 births

Ouita — girls' name

88 babies named Ouita in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s541930s151940s7
1920s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Ouita was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

11 babies were named Ouita in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ouita

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Ouita between 1917 and 1940, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ouita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ouita performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ouita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ouita in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ouita 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 88 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.

Ouita at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

88

Since 1917

24 years of records

Peak year

1925

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1917

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1940

Ouita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1917

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1925)
11
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4681012 1940193119281925192219201917 5

Ouita by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
54 births that decade — 61% of Ouita's all-time total
1910s121920s541930s151940s7

Ouita by state

Where Ouita concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ouita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
6 6.8%
Arkansas share of Ouita's total US births 6.8%

6 of 88 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ouita?
88 babies have been named Ouita since 1917. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year was 1925 with 11 births.
When was Ouita most popular?
Ouita was most popular in the 1920s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Ouita most popular?
The top states for the name Ouita are Arkansas (6 births).
How long has the name Ouita been used?
Ouita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 24 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Ouita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ouida. 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, 1917–1940 (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.