Anita

Anita

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 71 babies (rank #436 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Anita

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

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

932

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	71	#436
1997	49	#536
1998	56	#497
1999	48	#573
2000	50	#546
2001	40	#644
2002	38	#689
2003	47	#620
2004	50	#608
2005	52	#609
2006	30	#963
2007	53	#655
2008	54	#676
2009	45	#783
2010	50	#730
2011	48	#776
2012	36	#999
2013	28	#1,220
2014	29	#1,182
2015	33	#1,061
2016	25	#1,333

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#436

1997

#536

1998

#497

1999

#573

2000

#546

2001

#644

2002

#689

2003

#620

2004

#608

2005

#609

2006

#963

2007

#655

2008

#676

2009

#783

2010

#730

2011

#776

2012

#999

2013

#1,220

2014

#1,182

2015

#1,061

2016

#1,333

Meaning

Numerology of Anita

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Anita

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