How Many People Are Named Anita?
people named Anita are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,467 people in the US has this name
Based on 215,849 babies named Anita in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
5,831 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Anita (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Anita alive today is about 62 years old, and 65% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 55 and 72 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Anita first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1957, to 5,831 babies. In 2025, 165 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Anita never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #77, in 1963, and it was in the top 100 in 30 years between 1937 and 1967. In 2025 it ranked #1,342.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,342 |
| Best rank | #77 (1963) |
| Years in the top 100 | 30 (1937 to 1967) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #91 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Anita alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Anita were born in California than in any other state: about 12,889 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Anita was given 1.9 times as often in New Mexico, 1.6 times in Arizona and 1.5 times in Maine.
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