Girls' name · since 1882
Zita
2,977 babies named Zita in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,617 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,845 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,977
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
2,977 babies have been named Zita since 1882, making it today's #6845 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zita has been recorded 2,977 times among girls since 1882, currently ranked #6845 nationally and more common than 60% 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 1882 to 2025.
- #3,617 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,845 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,977 born since 1882
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zita ranks #3,617 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,845 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,977 born since 1882, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,617 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,845 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,977
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Zita's 2,977 recorded births place it above 94.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Zita compares
2,977 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Zita's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zita | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,977 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zita's SSA record in two at 1954 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 69, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1922)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Zita by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (544 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Zita's strongest decade.
544 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Zita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 42
1880s
42 births
- 1890s 117
1890s
117 births
- 1900s 164
1900s
164 births
- 1910s
1910s
403 births
- 1920s
1920s
544 births
- 1930s
1930s
368 births
- 1940s
1940s
240 births
- 1950s
1950s
292 births
- 1960s 196
1960s
196 births
- 1970s 164
1970s
164 births
- 1980s 65
1980s
65 births
- 1990s 71
1990s
71 births
- 2000s 100
2000s
100 births
- 2010s 130
2010s
130 births
- 2020s 81
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 544 births (18% of all-time use).
How Zita 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 Zita's total volume
Zita by state
Where Zita concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 121 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 98 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 86 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 79 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 23 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Texas | | 21 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 17 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 12 | 0.4% |
121 of 2,977 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Zita appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zita's data
- Zita's decade-level peak was the 1920s (544 total births); usage has since declined to 81 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Zitas (121 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 Zita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Zita 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.