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Anita

Anita is currently the #1341 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 165 babies. Momentum is clearly positive: five years ago it ranked #1533, now it sits at #1341. Looking at the full record since 1880, Anita hit its all-time high of #77 in 1963, when 5,473 girls were given the name. State by state, Wisconsin leads the way at #564.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1341
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#77
in 1963 (1960s)
Babies in 2025
165
girls named Anita

Anita popularity, 1880–2025

0.077%0.15%0.23%0.31%18801900192019401960198020002020#77 in 1963
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1963

Where Anita is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025NH—Washington: #679 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WA#679Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #564 (8 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)WI#564Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025MI—New York: #1654 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1654Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025RI—Oregon: #619 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OR#619Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025IN—Ohio: #1438 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1438Pennsylvania: #1231 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1231New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025CT—California: #965 (28 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#965Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1281 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NC#1281South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025AL—Georgia: #1533 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1533Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Anita in 2025HI—Texas: #1460 (16 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1460Florida: #1436 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1436
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Wisconsin (#564), Oregon (#619), Washington (#679)

Uniqueness score

56/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Anita in the most recent year of SSA data.

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