Recorded 1916–2004 Girls' name Peak 1975 236 births

Tita — girls' name

236 babies named Tita in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s141930s191940s421950s341960s391970s571980s151990s52000s5
1970s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Tita was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

21 babies were named Tita in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tita

The Social Security Administration has registered 236 babies named Tita between 1916 and 2004, spanning 89 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Tita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Mexico, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Tita in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tita 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 236 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.

Tita at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

236

Since 1916

89 years of records

Peak year

1975

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1916

Recorded for 89 years

Last year on file: 2004

Tita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1916

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1975)
21
Annual births at peak — across 89 years of records
0510152025 20041978196719611950194219251916 6

Tita by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
57 births that decade — 24% of Tita's all-time total
1910s61920s141930s191940s421950s341960s391970s571980s151990s52000s5

Tita by state

Where Tita concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Mexico
18 7.6%
#2 Georgia
5 2.1%
New Mexico share of Tita's total US births 7.6%
Even split

18 of 236 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tita?
236 babies have been named Tita since 1916. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1975 with 21 births.
When was Tita most popular?
Tita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Tita most popular?
The top states for the name Tita are New Mexico (18 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Tita been used?
Tita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 89 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Tita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Titiana, Titania, Titianna, Titilayo, 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, 1916–2004 (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.