Girls' name · since 1888
Vita
4,591 babies named Vita in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,718 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,358 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,591
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vita currently ranks #4358 among girls' names in America, with 4,591 babies recorded since 1888.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vita has been recorded 4,591 times among girls since 1888, currently ranked #4358 nationally and more common than 75% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #2,718 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,358 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,591 born since 1888
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vita ranks #2,718 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,358 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,591 born since 1888, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,718 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,358 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,591
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vita's 4,591 recorded births place it above 96.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Vita compares
4,591 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Vita's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vita | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,591 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 84 | 21 | 19,840 |
Vita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vita's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1888, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 84, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Vita by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (726 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Vita's strongest decade.
726 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Vita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 12
1880s
12 births
- 1900s 93
1900s
93 births
- 1910s
1910s
467 births
- 1920s
1920s
726 births
- 1930s
1930s
485 births
- 1940s
1940s
461 births
- 1950s
1950s
541 births
- 1960s
1960s
476 births
- 1970s
1970s
294 births
- 1980s 180
1980s
180 births
- 1990s 151
1990s
151 births
- 2000s 185
2000s
185 births
- 2010s
2010s
293 births
- 2020s 227
2020s
227 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 726 births (16% of all-time use).
How Vita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Vita's total volume
Vita by state
Where Vita concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,285 | 28.0% |
| #2 | California | | 150 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 142 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 125 | 2.7% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 94 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 43 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Texas | | 35 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 26 | 0.6% |
1,285 of 4,591 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Vita appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Vita's data
- Vita's decade-level peak was the 1920s (726 total births); usage has since declined to 227 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Vitas (1,285 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Vita
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Vita 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.