Baby name

Nita

Girl

Classic name

The high point came in 1956, with 403 births and the No. 460 spot that year. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 145 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 11928.

14,268births since 1880

1950sgeneration

No. 460rank at its peak, in 1956

Where babies named Nita are born

1956

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The darker the blue, the more common Nita is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Nita is most common in Oklahoma (4.8 times), Louisiana (3.5) and Texas (3.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Rita 284,452
Anita 215,165
Nina 133,788
Nia 25,422
Nila 7,136
Niya 4,790

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