Anita

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Italian

Meaning

Anita is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are now common worldwide, especially in regions where Indo-European languages are spoken, namely Europe, Iran, South Asia, and North America. Anita is a short form of the ancient Persian name Anahita.

From Wikipedia

Anita first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 102 babies (rank #287 that year). In 2024 it was given to 38 girls (rank #776). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Anita

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Anita yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,614
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
102
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1991102#287
199287#330
199377#369
199465#382
199581#352
199684#335
199768#399
199858#437
199960#440
200049#492
200166#396
200255#449
200352#484
200436#661
200541#622
200644#606
200744#628
200846#620
200938#728
201027#966
201138#724
201238#719
201329#909
201437#746
201527#941
201636#776
201734#810
201829#921
201924#1,064
202023#1,072
202122#1,144
202228#924
202331#850
202438#776