Anita
#1,341 for girls in 2025, 165 births · Last seen for boys in 1990 at #7,178
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1963 · 5,473 births
- Debut · girls
- 16 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 30 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 215,165since 1880
Anita over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,341 | 165 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,466 | 149 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,439 | 155 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,373 | 168 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,410 | 154 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,533 | 138 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,229 | 191 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,319 | 172 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,257 | 188 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,353 | 175 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,520 | 148 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,399 | 164 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,470 | 151 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,491 | 151 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,301 | 181 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,348 | 174 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,241 | 199 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,090 | 238 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,196 | 211 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,151 | 212 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,067 | 223 | — | |
| 2004 | #908 | 266 | — | |
| 2003 | #954 | 245 | — | |
| 2002 | #863 | 266 | — | |
| 2001 | #795 | 297 | — | |
| 2000 | #736 | 314 | — | |
| 1999 | #706 | 321 | — | |
| 1998 | #657 | 351 | — | |
| 1997 | #571 | 407 | — | |
| 1996 | #581 | 394 | — | |
| 1995 | #573 | 400 | — | |
| 1994 | #552 | 438 | — | |
| 1993 | #502 | 491 | — | |
| 1992 | #454 | 547 | — | |
| 1991 | #439 | 580 | — | |
| 1990 | #404 | 642 | #7,178 | 6 |
| 1989 | #374 | 677 | #5,165 | 9 |
| 1988 | #344 | 718 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #333 | 737 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #323 | 745 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #323 | 738 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1984 | #280 | 863 | — | |
| 1983 | #268 | 899 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #248 | 1,010 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #236 | 1,056 | #4,961 | 7 |
| 1980 | #223 | 1,151 | — | |
| 1979 | #230 | 1,139 | #3,569 | 11 |
| 1978 | #209 | 1,221 | #4,157 | 8 |
| 1977 | #178 | 1,512 | #3,836 | 9 |
| 1976 | #167 | 1,508 | — | |
| 1975 | #157 | 1,722 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #144 | 1,936 | #3,318 | 10 |
| 1973 | #142 | 1,986 | #3,223 | 10 |
| 1972 | #136 | 2,230 | #3,344 | 9 |
| 1971 | #127 | 2,685 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #127 | 2,895 | #2,621 | 13 |
| 1969 | #120 | 2,919 | #2,549 | 12 |
| 1968 | #109 | 3,047 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1967 | #98 | 3,518 | #2,760 | 9 |
| 1966 | #88 | 3,872 | #2,784 | 9 |
| 1965 | #94 | 4,017 | #2,084 | 15 |
| 1964 | #85 | 4,909 | #2,310 | 13 |
| 1963 | #77 | 5,473 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1962 | #81 | 5,521 | #1,962 | 17 |
| 1961 | #91 | 5,503 | #1,778 | 21 |
| 1960 | #87 | 5,637 | #2,042 | 16 |
| 1959 | #87 | 5,474 | #1,974 | 17 |
| 1958 | #82 | 5,774 | #2,370 | 12 |
| 1957 | #81 | 5,811 | #1,791 | 20 |
| 1956 | #83 | 5,505 | #2,263 | 13 |
| 1955 | #94 | 4,718 | #2,558 | 10 |
| 1954 | #96 | 4,408 | #2,449 | 11 |
| 1953 | #89 | 4,407 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #91 | 4,134 | #2,875 | 8 |
| 1951 | #96 | 3,785 | #3,066 | 7 |
| 1950 | #99 | 3,572 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | #99 | 3,591 | #2,022 | 14 |
| 1948 | #102 | 3,615 | #2,326 | 11 |
| 1947 | #94 | 4,187 | #2,671 | 9 |
| 1946 | #84 | 4,027 | #1,813 | 16 |
| 1945 | #100 | 2,768 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | #95 | 2,825 | #3,109 | 6 |
| 1943 | #98 | 2,952 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1942 | #93 | 2,998 | #2,386 | 10 |
| 1941 | #91 | 2,740 | #2,083 | 12 |
| 1940 | #87 | 2,828 | #1,519 | 20 |
| 1939 | #97 | 2,588 | #1,795 | 15 |
| 1938 | #99 | 2,636 | #2,646 | 8 |
| 1937 | #93 | 2,714 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #104 | 2,304 | #1,801 | 15 |
| 1935 | #119 | 1,932 | #2,396 | 10 |
| 1934 | #130 | 1,784 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1933 | #116 | 1,905 | #2,093 | 12 |
| 1932 | #116 | 2,098 | #1,995 | 14 |
| 1931 | #117 | 2,080 | #2,207 | 12 |
| 1930 | #115 | 2,183 | #2,444 | 11 |
| 1929 | #125 | 1,977 | #2,199 | 13 |
| 1928 | #137 | 1,725 | #2,843 | 9 |
| 1927 | #148 | 1,629 | #2,703 | 10 |
| 1926 | #150 | 1,617 | — | |
| 1925 | #146 | 1,764 | — | |
| 1924 | #142 | 1,853 | — | |
| 1923 | #138 | 1,868 | #3,175 | 8 |
| 1922 | #141 | 1,761 | #3,532 | 7 |
| 1921 | #134 | 1,924 | #3,214 | 8 |
| 1920 | #131 | 1,934 | #3,489 | 7 |
| 1919 | #146 | 1,504 | — | |
| 1918 | #151 | 1,482 | — | |
| 1917 | #137 | 1,573 | #2,956 | 8 |
| 1916 | #151 | 1,339 | — | |
| 1915 | #164 | 1,116 | — | |
| 1914 | #186 | 720 | — | |
| 1913 | #193 | 562 | — | |
| 1912 | #182 | 540 | — | |
| 1911 | #187 | 381 | — | |
| 1910 | #195 | 338 | — | |
| 1909 | #199 | 291 | — | |
| 1908 | #202 | 277 | — | |
| 1907 | #209 | 242 | — | |
| 1906 | #211 | 215 | — | |
| 1905 | #214 | 209 | — | |
| 1904 | #220 | 190 | — | |
| 1903 | #208 | 202 | — | |
| 1902 | #238 | 163 | — | |
| 1901 | #210 | 184 | — | |
| 1900 | #242 | 176 | — | |
| 1899 | #230 | 142 | — | |
| 1898 | #207 | 198 | — | |
| 1897 | #230 | 144 | — | |
| 1896 | #234 | 139 | — | |
| 1895 | #248 | 126 | — | |
| 1894 | #266 | 107 | — | |
| 1893 | #241 | 119 | — | |
| 1892 | #299 | 82 | — | |
| 1891 | #310 | 66 | — | |
| 1890 | #301 | 68 | — | |
| 1889 | #285 | 69 | — | |
| 1888 | #311 | 59 | — | |
| 1887 | #332 | 41 | — | |
| 1886 | #338 | 40 | — | |
| 1885 | #341 | 34 | — | |
| 1884 | #326 | 36 | — | |
| 1883 | #343 | 27 | — | |
| 1882 | #407 | 20 | — | |
| 1881 | #338 | 23 | — | |
| 1880 | #421 | 16 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Anita was already there! It came in at #421, and was given to 16 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 24 girls a year got the name.
Where Anita is popular in 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- District of Columbia#156 · 1 in 633
- Louisiana#230 · 1 in 1,253
- Georgia#242 · 1 in 1,507
- South Carolina#246 · 1 in 1,398
- Wisconsin#248 · 1 in 1,703
Best ever in a state: #14 in Arizona, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #156 | 9 | 1 in 633 |
| Louisiana | #230 | 21 | 1 in 1,253 |
| Georgia | #242 | 26 | 1 in 1,507 |
| South Carolina | #246 | 13 | 1 in 1,398 |
| Wisconsin | #248 | 17 | 1 in 1,703 |
| Illinois | #252 | 46 | 1 in 1,578 |
| Michigan | #261 | 33 | 1 in 1,757 |
| Texas | #277 | 76 | 1 in 1,696 |
| Kentucky | #282 | 10 | 1 in 2,088 |
| Maryland | #282 | 14 | 1 in 1,822 |
| West Virginia | #283 | 5 | 1 in 1,814 |
| Arizona | #284 | 16 | 1 in 1,527 |
| Mississippi | #300 | 8 | 1 in 1,663 |
| Florida | #304 | 36 | 1 in 1,928 |
| Alabama | #306 | 11 | 1 in 1,958 |
| Pennsylvania | #312 | 31 | 1 in 2,233 |
| Ohio | #314 | 30 | 1 in 2,257 |
| New York | #316 | 58 | 1 in 1,929 |
| Virginia | #316 | 16 | 1 in 2,171 |
| Oklahoma | #340 | 9 | 1 in 1,991 |
| Massachusetts | #341 | 15 | 1 in 2,392 |
| Washington | #342 | 13 | 1 in 2,091 |
| California | #357 | 106 | 1 in 2,029 |
| Tennessee | #362 | 11 | 1 in 2,565 |
| New Jersey | #376 | 17 | 1 in 2,563 |
| New Mexico | #376 | 5 | 1 in 1,903 |
| Minnesota | #378 | 9 | 1 in 2,998 |
| Colorado | #388 | 8 | 1 in 2,624 |
| North Carolina | #392 | 13 | 1 in 2,866 |
| Connecticut | #395 | 6 | 1 in 3,040 |
| Indiana | #439 | 9 | 1 in 3,568 |
| Missouri | #471 | 8 | 1 in 3,905 |
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| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Anita
- 125 spots since 2024 (#1,466 → #1,341)
- 192 spots since 2020 (#1,533 → #1,341)
- 179 spots since 2015 (#1,520 → #1,341)
- Biggest jump: 83 spots in 1881 (#421 → #338)
- Biggest drop: 159 spots in 2005 (#908 → #1,067)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1963 at #77 (5,473 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 30 yrs · run 1949–1967
- Top 1,000: 125 yrs · run 1880–2004
- Highest: 1 in 348 girls born in 1958 were named Anita (0.29%)
- Latest: 1 in 9,741 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #77 in 1963, was only 1 in 352 (0.28%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 22.1% of all girls named Anita (47,588) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 365 | #285 (1889) | #344 |
| 1890s | 1,191 | #207 (1898) | #257 |
| 1900s | 2,149 | #199 (1909) | #215 |
| 1910s | 9,555 | #137 (1917) | #169 |
| 1920s | 18,052 | #125 (1929) | #139 |
| 1930s | 22,224 | #93 (1937) | #111 |
| 1940s | 32,531 | #84 (1946) | #94 |
| 1950s | 47,588 | #81 (1957) | #90 |
| 1960s | 44,416 | #77 (1963) | #93 |
| 1970s | 18,834 | #127 (1970) | #162 |
| 1980s | 8,594 | #223 (1980) | #295 |
| 1990s | 4,571 | #404 (1990) | #544 |
| 2000s | 2,471 | #736 (2000) | #1,000 |
| 2010s | 1,695 | #1,229 (2019) | #1,369 |
| 2020s | 929 | #1,341 (2025) | #1,427 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Anita in 1987
Top girls' names in 1987
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 2,359 of them was named Anita, which outranked 97.5% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 311,164 of them was named Anita, which outranked 25.3% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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- #6,089Anita6
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Tied with 861 names at #6,089; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.