Recorded 1935–1984 Girls' name Peak 1979 140 births

Quita — girls' name

140 babies named Quita in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s161950s241960s291970s421980s24
1970s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Quita was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

10 babies were named Quita in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quita

The Social Security Administration has registered 140 babies named Quita between 1935 and 1984, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Quita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Quita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quita 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 140 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.

Quita at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

140

Since 1935

50 years of records

Peak year

1979

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1935

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1984

Quita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1935

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1979)
10
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
4681012 19841980197619711966195719491935 5

Quita by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
42 births that decade — 30% of Quita's all-time total
1930s51940s161950s241960s291970s421980s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quita?
140 babies have been named Quita since 1935. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1979 with 10 births.
When was Quita most popular?
Quita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Quita been used?
Quita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1935, spanning 50 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Quita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quinn, Quincy, Quiana, Quintina, and 4 more. 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, 1935–1984 (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.