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Worldwide Name Statistics

Anita

Ranked #455 - 1 in 68,404 people
US

Most common in

United States

117k bearers

World total

116,952

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#455

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States117k
Worldwide
~117k
rank #455
Rarity
1 in 68,404
of people globally
Gender split
0/100
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~117k in US

About the name Anita

There are an estimated 116,952 people named Anita alive worldwide today. That ranks Anita at #455 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Anita is held by approximately 116,952 people, ranking #455 among first names. That works out to roughly 35 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 2,838 U.S. residents).

Historically Anita is used overwhelmingly as a female name (99.7% female).

Anita appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

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).

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  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 worldwide?

There are an estimated 116,952 people named Anita alive worldwide today, ranking #455 globally.

Is Anita a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 68,404 people. In the United States there are roughly 116,952 bearers, which is 1 in 2,838 Americans.

Is Anita a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Anita is used 0.3% male and 99.7% female.

Where does the name Anita come from?

Who are famous people named Anita?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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