Vita

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Vita is a feminine given name derived from the Latin word meaning life. In other instances it has been used as a diminutive of names such as Victoria or as a feminine form of the related masculine name Vitus and its masculine and feminine variants.

From Wikipedia

Vita first appears in the data in 1888 and has been recorded in 126 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1921 with 84 babies (rank #803 that year). In 2024 it was given to 44 girls (rank #3,560). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Vita

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

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,559

Total babies (all years)

126

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Vita

Vita Sackville-Westgarden designer · b. 1892
Vita Semerenkobiathlete · b. 1986

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1888	6	#1,273
1889	6	#1,275
1900	9	#1,424
1901	9	#1,220
1902	7	#1,588
1904	13	#1,047
1905	10	#1,295
1906	13	#1,098
1907	9	#1,509
1908	8	#1,669
1909	15	#1,100
1910	12	#1,416
1911	17	#1,109
1912	28	#976
1913	43	#809
1914	50	#841
1915	69	#797
1916	57	#902
1917	65	#857
1918	68	#874
1919	58	#931
1920	67	#893
1921	84	#803
1922	59	#977
1923	80	#824
1924	68	#928
1925	60	#968
1926	74	#865
1927	81	#815
1928	74	#844
1929	79	#796
1930	59	#955
1931	41	#1,125
1932	68	#845
1933	46	#1,037
1934	38	#1,165
1935	55	#945
1936	43	#1,080
1937	49	#1,016
1938	49	#1,030
1939	37	#1,219
1940	37	#1,217
1941	52	#1,018
1942	55	#1,063
1943	51	#1,142
1944	29	#1,544
1945	40	#1,278
1946	47	#1,274
1947	49	#1,316
1948	61	#1,156
1949	40	#1,468
1950	59	#1,211
1951	44	#1,433
1952	51	#1,367
1953	56	#1,311
1954	43	#1,559
1955	67	#1,245
1956	62	#1,328
1957	63	#1,343
1958	50	#1,526
1959	46	#1,616
1960	47	#1,655
1961	56	#1,518
1962	60	#1,443
1963	47	#1,683
1964	61	#1,460
1965	37	#1,913
1966	43	#1,734
1967	43	#1,782
1968	42	#1,852
1969	40	#2,002
1970	39	#2,118
1971	32	#2,423
1972	29	#2,521
1973	36	#2,220
1974	29	#2,612
1975	29	#2,680
1976	30	#2,662
1977	24	#3,265
1978	24	#3,279
1979	22	#3,663
1980	33	#2,798
1981	35	#2,655
1982	19	#4,161
1983	21	#3,804
1984	11	#6,282
1985	12	#6,024
1986	16	#4,959
1987	8	#8,761
1988	7	#10,357
1989	18	#5,045
1990	16	#5,829
1991	18	#5,394
1992	13	#7,054
1993	13	#7,031
1994	14	#6,655
1995	14	#6,629
1996	12	#7,563
1997	20	#5,221
1998	18	#5,792
1999	13	#7,696
2000	14	#7,563
2001	20	#5,809
2002	22	#5,439
2003	16	#7,191
2004	10	#10,655
2005	10	#10,884
2006	23	#5,892
2007	28	#5,225
2008	18	#7,395
2009	24	#5,884
2010	23	#5,968
2011	36	#4,144
2012	32	#4,594
2013	30	#4,743
2014	40	#3,841
2015	30	#4,717
2016	24	#5,602
2017	29	#4,800
2018	21	#5,994
2019	28	#4,897
2020	37	#3,907
2021	41	#3,728
2022	36	#4,100
2023	37	#4,036
2024	44	#3,560