How Many Of Me
Open navigation menu

United States name statistics

Anita in United States

Estimated bearers

116,952

Country rank

#455

Per 100k

35

These figures are derived directly from official statistical agency data.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly female.

Male 0.3%Female 99.7%

Anita popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Anita, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

Show data table
  1. 1880: 16
  2. 1881: 23
  3. 1882: 20
  4. 1883: 27
  5. 1884: 36
  6. 1885: 34
  7. 1886: 40
  8. 1887: 41
  9. 1888: 59
  10. 1889: 69
  11. 1890: 68
  12. 1891: 66
  13. 1892: 82
  14. 1893: 119
  15. 1894: 107
  16. 1895: 126
  17. 1896: 139
  18. 1897: 144
  19. 1898: 198
  20. 1899: 142
  21. 1900: 176
  22. 1901: 184
  23. 1902: 163
  24. 1903: 202
  25. 1904: 190
  26. 1905: 209
  27. 1906: 215
  28. 1907: 242
  29. 1908: 277
  30. 1909: 291
  31. 1910: 338
  32. 1911: 381
  33. 1912: 540
  34. 1913: 562
  35. 1914: 720
  36. 1915: 1,116
  37. 1916: 1,339
  38. 1917: 1,581
  39. 1918: 1,482
  40. 1919: 1,504
  41. 1920: 1,941
  42. 1921: 1,932
  43. 1922: 1,768
  44. 1923: 1,876
  45. 1924: 1,853
  46. 1925: 1,764
  47. 1926: 1,617
  48. 1927: 1,639
  49. 1928: 1,734
  50. 1929: 1,990
  51. 1930: 2,194
  52. 1931: 2,092
  53. 1932: 2,112
  54. 1933: 1,917
  55. 1934: 1,791
  56. 1935: 1,942
  57. 1936: 2,319
  58. 1937: 2,721
  59. 1938: 2,644
  60. 1939: 2,603
  61. 1940: 2,848
  62. 1941: 2,752
  63. 1942: 3,008
  64. 1943: 2,961
  65. 1944: 2,831
  66. 1945: 2,776
  67. 1946: 4,043
  68. 1947: 4,196
  69. 1948: 3,626
  70. 1949: 3,605
  71. 1950: 3,578
  72. 1951: 3,792
  73. 1952: 4,142
  74. 1953: 4,413
  75. 1954: 4,419
  76. 1955: 4,728
  77. 1956: 5,518
  78. 1957: 5,831
  79. 1958: 5,786
  80. 1959: 5,491
  81. 1960: 5,653
  82. 1961: 5,524
  83. 1962: 5,538
  84. 1963: 5,487
  85. 1964: 4,922
  86. 1965: 4,032
  87. 1966: 3,881
  88. 1967: 3,527
  89. 1968: 3,061
  90. 1969: 2,931
  91. 1970: 2,908
  92. 1971: 2,691
  93. 1972: 2,239
  94. 1973: 1,996
  95. 1974: 1,946
  96. 1975: 1,727
  97. 1976: 1,508
  98. 1977: 1,521
  99. 1978: 1,229
  100. 1979: 1,150
  101. 1980: 1,151
  102. 1981: 1,063
  103. 1982: 1,015
  104. 1983: 905
  105. 1984: 863
  106. 1985: 746
  107. 1986: 750
  108. 1987: 743
  109. 1988: 723
  110. 1989: 686
  111. 1990: 648
  112. 1991: 580
  113. 1992: 547
  114. 1993: 491
  115. 1994: 438
  116. 1995: 400
  117. 1996: 394
  118. 1997: 407
  119. 1998: 351
  120. 1999: 321
  121. 2000: 314
  122. 2001: 297
  123. 2002: 266
  124. 2003: 245
  125. 2004: 266
  126. 2005: 223
  127. 2006: 212
  128. 2007: 211
  129. 2008: 238
  130. 2009: 199
  131. 2010: 174
  132. 2011: 181
  133. 2012: 151
  134. 2013: 151
  135. 2014: 164
  136. 2015: 148
  137. 2016: 175
  138. 2017: 188
  139. 2018: 172
  140. 2019: 191
  141. 2020: 138
  142. 2021: 154
  143. 2022: 168
  144. 2023: 155
  145. 2024: 149
  146. 2025: 165

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Anita in United States?

An estimated 116,952 people in United States are named Anita. That works out to 1 in 2,838 residents.

Is Anita a common name in United States?

Anita ranks #455 among first names in United States.