Recorded 1964–1992 Girls' name Peak 1989 112 births

Solita — girls' name

112 babies named Solita in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s171980s771990s18
1980s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Solita was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

54 babies were named Solita in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Solita

The Social Security Administration has registered 112 babies named Solita between 1964 and 1992, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Solita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Solita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Solita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Solita in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Solita 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 112 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.

Solita at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

112

Since 1964

29 years of records

Peak year

1989

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1964

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1992

Solita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1964

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1989)
54
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0204060 199219911990198919881987196819651964 7

Solita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
77 births that decade — 69% of Solita's all-time total
1960s171980s771990s18

Solita by state

Where Solita concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Solita
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%
Georgia share of Solita's total US births 4.5%
Even split

5 of 112 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Solita?
112 babies have been named Solita since 1964. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1989 with 54 births.
When was Solita most popular?
Solita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Solita most popular?
The top states for the name Solita are Georgia (5 births), North Carolina (5 births), South Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Solita been used?
Solita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 29 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Solita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Soleil, Soledad, Sol, Solana, 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, 1964–1992 (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.