Anita

Given to 215,849 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#1341

recorded as girls

125 since 2024

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

165

girls 165

Peak year

1958

5,774 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

215,849

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Anita was most popular in 1958, when 5,774 babies recorded as girls got the name (2.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 165 babies were named Anita, ranking #1341 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	165	1341	<5	—
2024	149	1466	<5	—
2023	155	1439	<5	—
2022	168	1373	<5	—
2021	154	1410	<5	—
2020	138	1533	<5	—
2019	191	1229	<5	—
2018	172	1319	<5	—
2017	188	1257	<5	—
2016	175	1353	<5	—
2015	148	1520	<5	—
2014	164	1399	<5	—
2013	151	1470	<5	—
2012	151	1491	<5	—
2011	181	1301	<5	—
2010	174	1348	<5	—
2009	199	1241	<5	—
2008	238	1090	<5	—
2007	211	1196	<5	—
2006	212	1151	<5	—
2005	223	1067	<5	—
2004	266	908	<5	—
2003	245	954	<5	—
2002	266	863	<5	—
2001	297	795	<5	—
2000	314	736	<5	—
1999	321	706	<5	—
1998	351	657	<5	—
1997	407	571	<5	—
1996	394	581	<5	—
1995	400	573	<5	—
1994	438	552	<5	—
1993	491	502	<5	—
1992	547	454	<5	—
1991	580	439	<5	—
1990	642	404	6	7178
1989	677	374	9	5165
1988	718	344	5	7270
1987	737	333	6	6089
1986	745	323	5	6721
1985	738	323	8	4698
1984	863	280	<5	—
1983	899	268	6	5484
1982	1,010	248	5	6385
1981	1,056	236	7	4961
1980	1,151	223	<5	—
1979	1,139	230	11	3569
1978	1,221	209	8	4157
1977	1,512	178	9	3836
1976	1,508	167	<5	—
1975	1,722	157	5	5464
1974	1,936	144	10	3318
1973	1,986	142	10	3223
1972	2,230	136	9	3344
1971	2,685	127	6	4375
1970	2,895	127	13	2621
1969	2,919	120	12	2549
1968	3,047	109	14	2200
1967	3,518	98	9	2760
1966	3,872	88	9	2784
1965	4,017	94	15	2084
1964	4,909	85	13	2310
1963	5,473	77	14	2200
1962	5,521	81	17	1962
1961	5,503	91	21	1778
1960	5,637	87	16	2042
1959	5,474	87	17	1974
1958	5,774	82	12	2370
1957	5,811	81	20	1791
1956	5,505	83	13	2263
1955	4,718	94	10	2558
1954	4,408	96	11	2449
1953	4,407	89	6	3425
1952	4,134	91	8	2875
1951	3,785	96	7	3066
1950	3,572	99	6	3329
1949	3,591	99	14	2022
1948	3,615	102	11	2326
1947	4,187	94	9	2671
1946	4,027	84	16	1813
1945	2,768	100	8	2574
1944	2,825	95	6	3109
1943	2,952	98	9	2563
1942	2,998	93	10	2386
1941	2,740	91	12	2083
1940	2,828	87	20	1519
1939	2,588	97	15	1795
1938	2,636	99	8	2646
1937	2,714	93	7	2905
1936	2,304	104	15	1801
1935	1,932	119	10	2396
1934	1,784	130	7	2973
1933	1,905	116	12	2093
1932	2,098	116	14	1995
1931	2,080	117	12	2207
1930	2,183	115	11	2444
1929	1,977	125	13	2199
1928	1,725	137	9	2843
1927	1,629	148	10	2703
1926	1,617	150	<5	—
1925	1,764	146	<5	—
1924	1,853	142	<5	—
1923	1,868	138	8	3175
1922	1,761	141	7	3532
1921	1,924	134	8	3214
1920	1,934	131	7	3489
1919	1,504	146	<5	—
1918	1,482	151	<5	—
1917	1,573	137	8	2956
1916	1,339	151	<5	—
1915	1,116	164	<5	—
1914	720	186	<5	—
1913	562	193	<5	—
1912	540	182	<5	—
1911	381	187	<5	—
1910	338	195	<5	—
1909	291	199	<5	—
1908	277	202	<5	—
1907	242	209	<5	—
1906	215	211	<5	—
1905	209	214	<5	—
1904	190	220	<5	—
1903	202	208	<5	—
1902	163	238	<5	—
1901	184	210	<5	—
1900	176	242	<5	—
1899	142	230	<5	—
1898	198	207	<5	—
1897	144	230	<5	—
1896	139	234	<5	—
1895	126	248	<5	—
1894	107	266	<5	—
1893	119	241	<5	—
1892	82	299	<5	—
1891	66	310	<5	—
1890	68	301	<5	—
1889	69	285	<5	—
1888	59	311	<5	—
1887	41	332	<5	—
1886	40	338	<5	—
1885	34	341	<5	—
1884	36	326	<5	—
1883	27	343	<5	—
1882	20	407	<5	—
1881	23	338	<5	—
1880	16	421	<5	—