Girls' name · since 1964
Solita
Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 112 babies named Solita, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,915 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
112 girls have been named Solita since 1964, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Solita has 112 recorded births among girls since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 1992.
- #25,915 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 112 born since 1964
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Solita ranks #25,915 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 112 born since 1964, peaking in the 1980s.
- #25,915 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
Solita's 112 recorded births place it above 64.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Solita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Solita's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 80% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 20%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 54, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Solita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1992
- Peak year (1989)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Solita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (77 births, 69% of the file).
1980s was Solita's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Solita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
77 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 77 births (69% of all-time use).
Solita by state
Where Solita concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 4.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 4.5% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 5 | 4.5% |
5 of 112 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Solita's data
- Solita's decade-level peak was the 1980s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Solitas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Solita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1964–1992 (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 Solita 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.