Alita
Alita is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Alita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alita is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Alita
American parents first put Alita on the record books as a baby girl name in 1914, with 10 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 181 Alitas were born — ranking #1,255 that year. About 28% of every Alita on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Alita ranks #2,469 for baby girls with 72 births, gradually falling (-8%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Alita
Alita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Alita's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #1,255. Use the chart and map above to compare Alita's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.