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.
- #36,775 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak 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.
- #36,775 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 43 born since 1922
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pita ranks #36,775 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1922, peaking in the 1920s.
- #36,775 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pita's 43 recorded births place it above 49.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Mexico.
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 popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1949
- Peak year (1924)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Pita popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 2003 (Pita as boys' name)
Pita by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (27 births, 63% of the file).
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
- 1920s
1920s
27 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 27 births (63% of all-time use).
Pita by state
Where Pita concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Mexico | | 27 | 62.8% |
27 of 43 births nationwide.
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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
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Pita
Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1922–1949 (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 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 August 2026.