Anita
Girl name · Spanish origin
Anita meaning
Anita is an Avestan (an ancient Persian language) name that means mercy, kindness, amicability.
- Also recorded (Spanish): ann
Anita at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Spanish
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- أنيتاAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #1,463 in 2024
Anita popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #421 | 16 |
| 1890 | #301 | 68 |
| 1900 | #242 | 176 |
| 1910 | #195 | 338 |
| 1920 | #131 | 1,934 |
| 1930 | #115 | 2,183 |
| 1940 | #87 | 2,828 |
| 1950 | #99 | 3,573 |
| 1960 | #87 | 5,638 |
| 1963 | #77 | 5,471 |
| 1970 | #127 | 2,895 |
| 1980 | #223 | 1,151 |
| 1990 | #404 | 642 |
| 2000 | #736 | 314 |
| 2010 | #1,348 | 174 |
| 2020 | #1,533 | 138 |
| 2024 | #1,463 | 149 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #421 | 16 |
| 1881 | #338 | 23 |
| 1882 | #407 | 20 |
| 1883 | #343 | 27 |
| 1884 | #326 | 36 |
| 1885 | #341 | 34 |
| 1886 | #338 | 40 |
| 1887 | #332 | 41 |
| 1888 | #311 | 59 |
| 1889 | #285 | 69 |
| 1890 | #301 | 68 |
| 1891 | #310 | 66 |
| 1892 | #299 | 82 |
| 1893 | #241 | 119 |
| 1894 | #266 | 107 |
| 1895 | #248 | 126 |
| 1896 | #234 | 139 |
| 1897 | #230 | 144 |
| 1898 | #207 | 198 |
| 1899 | #230 | 142 |
| 1900 | #242 | 176 |
| 1901 | #210 | 184 |
| 1902 | #238 | 163 |
| 1903 | #208 | 202 |
| 1904 | #220 | 190 |
| 1905 | #214 | 209 |
| 1906 | #211 | 215 |
| 1907 | #209 | 242 |
| 1908 | #202 | 277 |
| 1909 | #199 | 291 |
| 1910 | #195 | 338 |
| 1911 | #187 | 381 |
| 1912 | #182 | 540 |
| 1913 | #193 | 562 |
| 1914 | #186 | 720 |
| 1915 | #164 | 1,116 |
| 1916 | #151 | 1,339 |
| 1917 | #137 | 1,573 |
| 1918 | #151 | 1,482 |
| 1919 | #146 | 1,504 |
| 1920 | #131 | 1,934 |
| 1921 | #134 | 1,924 |
| 1922 | #141 | 1,761 |
| 1923 | #138 | 1,868 |
| 1924 | #142 | 1,853 |
| 1925 | #146 | 1,764 |
| 1926 | #150 | 1,617 |
| 1927 | #148 | 1,629 |
| 1928 | #137 | 1,725 |
| 1929 | #125 | 1,977 |
| 1930 | #115 | 2,183 |
| 1931 | #117 | 2,080 |
| 1932 | #116 | 2,098 |
| 1933 | #116 | 1,905 |
| 1934 | #130 | 1,784 |
| 1935 | #119 | 1,932 |
| 1936 | #104 | 2,304 |
| 1937 | #93 | 2,714 |
| 1938 | #99 | 2,636 |
| 1939 | #97 | 2,588 |
| 1940 | #87 | 2,828 |
| 1941 | #91 | 2,741 |
| 1942 | #93 | 2,998 |
| 1943 | #98 | 2,952 |
| 1944 | #95 | 2,825 |
| 1945 | #100 | 2,768 |
| 1946 | #84 | 4,027 |
| 1947 | #94 | 4,187 |
| 1948 | #102 | 3,615 |
| 1949 | #99 | 3,589 |
| 1950 | #99 | 3,573 |
| 1951 | #96 | 3,785 |
| 1952 | #91 | 4,134 |
| 1953 | #89 | 4,408 |
| 1954 | #96 | 4,408 |
| 1955 | #94 | 4,717 |
| 1956 | #83 | 5,505 |
| 1957 | #81 | 5,811 |
| 1958 | #82 | 5,775 |
| 1959 | #87 | 5,475 |
| 1960 | #87 | 5,638 |
| 1961 | #91 | 5,503 |
| 1962 | #81 | 5,522 |
| 1963 | #77 | 5,471 |
| 1964 | #85 | 4,909 |
| 1965 | #94 | 4,017 |
| 1966 | #88 | 3,872 |
| 1967 | #98 | 3,518 |
| 1968 | #109 | 3,046 |
| 1969 | #120 | 2,919 |
| 1970 | #127 | 2,895 |
| 1971 | #127 | 2,685 |
| 1972 | #136 | 2,230 |
| 1973 | #142 | 1,986 |
| 1974 | #144 | 1,936 |
| 1975 | #157 | 1,722 |
| 1976 | #167 | 1,508 |
| 1977 | #178 | 1,512 |
| 1978 | #209 | 1,221 |
| 1979 | #230 | 1,139 |
| 1980 | #223 | 1,151 |
| 1981 | #236 | 1,056 |
| 1982 | #248 | 1,011 |
| 1983 | #268 | 899 |
| 1984 | #280 | 863 |
| 1985 | #323 | 738 |
| 1986 | #323 | 745 |
| 1987 | #333 | 737 |
| 1988 | #344 | 718 |
| 1989 | #374 | 677 |
| 1990 | #404 | 642 |
| 1991 | #439 | 580 |
| 1992 | #454 | 547 |
| 1993 | #502 | 491 |
| 1994 | #552 | 438 |
| 1995 | #573 | 400 |
| 1996 | #581 | 394 |
| 1997 | #571 | 407 |
| 1998 | #657 | 351 |
| 1999 | #706 | 321 |
| 2000 | #736 | 314 |
| 2001 | #795 | 297 |
| 2002 | #863 | 266 |
| 2003 | #954 | 245 |
| 2004 | #908 | 266 |
| 2005 | #1,067 | 223 |
| 2006 | #1,151 | 212 |
| 2007 | #1,196 | 211 |
| 2008 | #1,090 | 238 |
| 2009 | #1,241 | 199 |
| 2010 | #1,348 | 174 |
| 2011 | #1,301 | 181 |
| 2012 | #1,491 | 151 |
| 2013 | #1,470 | 151 |
| 2014 | #1,398 | 164 |
| 2015 | #1,520 | 148 |
| 2016 | #1,353 | 175 |
| 2017 | #1,256 | 188 |
| 2018 | #1,319 | 172 |
| 2019 | #1,227 | 191 |
| 2020 | #1,533 | 138 |
| 2021 | #1,415 | 153 |
| 2022 | #1,373 | 168 |
| 2023 | #1,451 | 153 |
| 2024 | #1,463 | 149 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset; Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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