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.
- #36,327 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 45
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak 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.
- #36,327 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 45 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yita ranks #36,327 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #36,327 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 45
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yita's 45 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
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 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
2010s is the heaviest window (25 births, 56% of the file).
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% |
32 of 45 births nationwide.
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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
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 Yita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
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, 1986–2014 (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 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 August 2026.