Anita

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Anita is a given name of Spanish, Hebrew origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 215,683 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 214,999 as girls and 684 as boys. Anita gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1957 and has since declined significantly. It is the #365 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 149
2023 153
2022 168
2021 153
2020 138
2019 191
2018 172
2017 188
2016 175
2015 148
2014 164
2013 151
2012 151
2011 181
2010 174
2009 199
2008 238
2007 211
2006 212
2005 223
2004 266
2003 245
2002 266
2001 297
2000 314
1999 321
1998 351
1997 407
1996 394
1995 400
1994 438
1993 491
1992 547
1991 580
1990 648
1989 686
1988 723
1987 743
1986 750
1985 746
1984 863
1983 905
1982 1,016
1981 1,063
1980 1,151
1979 1,150
1978 1,229
1977 1,521
1976 1,508
1975 1,727
1974 1,946
1973 1,996
1972 2,239
1971 2,691
1970 2,908
1969 2,931
1968 3,060
1967 3,527
1966 3,881
1965 4,032
1964 4,922
1963 5,485
1962 5,539
1961 5,524
1960 5,654
1959 5,492
1958 5,787
1957 5,831
1956 5,518
1955 4,727
1954 4,419
1953 4,414
1952 4,142
1951 3,792
1950 3,579
1949 3,603
1948 3,626
1947 4,196
1946 4,043
1945 2,776
1944 2,831
1943 2,961
1942 3,008
1941 2,753
1940 2,848
1939 2,603
1938 2,644
1937 2,721
1936 2,319
1935 1,942
1934 1,791
1933 1,917
1932 2,112
1931 2,092
1930 2,194
1929 1,990
1928 1,734
1927 1,639
1926 1,617
1925 1,764
1924 1,853
1923 1,876
1922 1,768
1921 1,932
1920 1,941
1919 1,504
1918 1,482
1917 1,581
1916 1,339
1915 1,116
1914 720
1913 562
1912 540
1911 381
1910 338
1909 291
1908 277
1907 242
1906 215
1905 209
1904 190
1903 202
1902 163
1901 184
1900 176
1899 142
1898 198
1897 144
1896 139
1895 126
1894 107
1893 119
1892 82
1891 66
1890 68
1889 69
1888 59
1887 41
1886 40
1885 34
1884 36
1883 27
1882 20
1881 23
1880 16