Unisex name · since 1922

Pita

43 babies named Pita in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

43
total births
1922–1949
years on record
1920s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade

43 girls have been named Pita since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Pita has 43 recorded births among girls since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1949.

  • 43 total births
  • 1922–1949 years on record
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 63% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

43 girls have been named Pita since 1922, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1949.

43
total births
1922–1949
years on record
1920s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Pita was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

6 babies were named Pita in 1924 - its busiest year on record.

Pita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Pita's full recorded timeline at 1929, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Pita at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

43

Since 1922

28 years of records

Peak year

1924

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1922

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1949

Pita popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1949

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1924)
6
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
4.555.566.5 19221923192419251929193819481949 5

Pita popularity over time - boys

11 total births recorded since 2003 (Pita as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 11 births
4.555.566.5 20032007 6

Pita by decade

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

1920s was Pita's strongest decade.

27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Pita births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 27 births (63% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Pita by state

Where Pita concentrates geographically, total births since 1922

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Pita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Mexico
27 62.8%
New Mexico share of Pita's total US births 62.8%

27 of 43 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pita?
Pita has been given to 43 babies in the U.S. since 1922, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1949. 6 babies were born in 1924, its single highest year.
When was Pita most popular?
Pita was most popular in the 1920s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Pita most popular?
The top states for the name Pita are New Mexico (27 births).
Is Pita a unisex name?
Yes, Pita is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 43 births, and as a boy's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Pita been used?
The SSA has tracked Pita since 1922 -- 28 years through the most recent 1949 data.

What to do with Pita's data

  • Pita's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 1940s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New Mexico records the most Pitas (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Mexico names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1922–1949 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Cite this page

NameAlmanac Editorial. "Pita: Baby Name Since 1922 - 43 Births, Peak 1924." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/pita. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Pita 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 July 2026.