Nita
Short form of Juanita or Anita, Spanish pet forms of Juana and Ana; both ultimately rest on Hebrew Hannah, meaning favor or grace.
Nita in 2025
Nita was given to 7 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 21,436th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 473,620 babies born.
The history of Nita
Nita reached its highest point in 1956, when 403 babies were given the name, ranking 818th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 693rd, in 1895.
Across the 145 years of records since 1881, 14,268 babies have been named Nita. Half of them were born before 1949, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Nita by decade
| Decade | Babies named Nita | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 95 | 1,032 |
| 1890s | 279 | 693 |
| 1900s | 344 | 844 |
| 1910s | 838 | 961 |
| 1920s | 1,483 | 963 |
| 1930s | 1,728 | 866 |
| 1940s | 2,377 | 821 |
| 1950s | 3,451 | 804 |
| 1960s | 2,034 | 996 |
| 1970s | 764 | 1,835 |
| 1980s | 347 | 3,281 |
| 1990s | 200 | 6,266 |
| 2000s | 158 | 9,867 |
| 2010s | 119 | 12,295 |
| 2020s | 51 | 12,899 |
Where Nita is heading
Nita has fallen 46% over the past decade, from 13 babies in 2015 to 7 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1956 peak — Nita is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Nita
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Nita.