Total births
45
Girls' name · since 1986
Yita
45 babies named Yita in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 45
- total births
- 1986–2014
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
45 girls have been named Yita since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Yita has 45 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2014.
- 45 total births
- 1986–2014 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 56% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
45 girls have been named Yita since 1986, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2014.
- 45
- total births
- 1986–2014
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Yita was born in this single decade.
2010
Single peak year
11 babies were named Yita in 2010 - its busiest year on record.
Yita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yita's full recorded timeline at 2006, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yita at a glance
Last recorded 2014Peak year
2010
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1986
Yita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2014
- Peak year (2010)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Yita by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Yita's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Yita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 25 births (56% of all-time use).
Yita by state
Where Yita concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 32 | 71.1% |
New York share of Yita's total US births 71.1%
32 of 45 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yita? ▼
Yita has been given to 45 babies in the U.S. since 1986, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2014. 11 babies were born in 2010, its single highest year.
When was Yita most popular? ▼
Yita was most popular in the 2010s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Yita most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Yita are New York (32 births).
How long has the name Yita been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Yita since 1986 -- 29 years through the most recent 2014 data.
What names are similar to Yita? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yitty, Yitta, Yitzel, Yittel, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Yita's data
- New York records the most Yitas (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Yita
Nearby Names Like Yita
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yita
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Yitta Girl
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Yitzel Girl
186 births
Yittel Girl
#9741 132 births
Yitong Girl
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Compare Yita side by side: Yita vs Yitty Yita vs Yitta Yita vs Yitzel
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1986–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Yita: Baby Name Since 1986 - 45 Births, Peak 2010." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yita. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Yita 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 July 2026.